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Book · 2021 · English literature

Beautiful World, Where Are You

by Sally Rooney, Octavi Gil Pujol · Recommended by 4 people on 2 podcasts

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Sally Rooney's Beautiful World, Where Are You which has a prominent character in it who's a practicing faithful Catholic.
Greg Cowles · The Book Review · Oct 2021 Listen at 45:48

What they say about it

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Sally Rooney's Beautiful World, Where Are You encapsulates kind of where she is in her career right now.
Pamela Paul The Book Review · Dec 2021
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Brandon Taylor joins us to talk about Rooney's latest novel Beautiful World, Where Are You.
Pamela Paul The Book Review · Sep 2021
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You did have some criticism of this novel in particular in your review.
Pamela Paul The Book Review · Sep 2021
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I'm gonna lighten it up here with s Rooney's beautiful world where are you a book that is in the news because Rooney recently made a statement.
Pamela Paul The Book Review · Oct 2021
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I also started Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney.
Dan Pfeiffer Pod Save America · Nov 2021

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Why people recommend it

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney is a contemporary novel exploring the romantic and intellectual lives, friendships, and existential anxieties of four characters in their thirties. On The Book Review, Pamela Paul named the novel a personal favorite that encapsulates the author's career stage and recommended John Williams's review of the book. Later on the same podcast, Paul hosted Brandon Taylor to discuss the novel's dialogue, politics, and some critical points Taylor had raised in his review. Greg Cowles referenced the novel in a discussion about modern literature's treatment of religion, highlighting a faithful Catholic character within the story. Additionally, Paul brought up the book during a reading segment, noting that it had entered the news following a public statement made by the author. The discussions collectively highlighted the novel as a central touchstone for contemporary fiction and literary debate, capturing both critical appreciation and broader cultural attention regarding the author's evolving body of work.

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Pamela Paul Sally Rooney's beautiful world where are you encapsulates kind of where she is in her career right now 6
Recommended
“Sally Rooney's beautiful world where are you encapsulates kind of where she is in her career right now”
Discussed
“I'm gonna lighten it up here with s Rooney's beautiful world where are you a book that is in the news because Rooney recently made a statement”
Discussed
“Brandon Taylor joins us to talk about Rooney's latest novel beautiful world where are you”
Discussed
“let's actually talk a little bit about beautiful world where are you”
Discussed
“you did have some criticism of this novel in particular in your review”
Recommended
“and before we go let me also say you should read John's own review of the Sally Rooney novel beautiful world where are you that we discussed earlier on with Brendan Taylor”
Brandon Taylor great conversation in beautiful world where are you 1
Discussed
“great conversation in beautiful world where are you”
Dan Pfeiffer i also started beautiful world where are you by sally rooney 1
Discussed
“i also started beautiful world where are you by sally rooney”
Greg Cowles and then Sally Rooney's beautiful world where are you which has a a prominent character in it who's a pract… 1
Discussed
“and then Sally Rooney's beautiful world where are you which has a a prominent character in it who's a practicing faithful Catholic”
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“or I should probably say welcome back because you joined the book review podcast in 2021 to talk about Sally Rooney's beautiful world where are you which you reviewed for us”
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“her last book should I beautiful world is that the one you have”
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“now it's mentioned in beautiful world where are you the new book by Sally Rooney and she is an author who I read about 20 pages of conversations with friends”
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“so that's three books one forthcoming from Brandon Taylor and three books by Sally Rooney they are conversations with friends normal people and her latest beautiful world where are you”