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Intermezzo

by Sally Rooney · Recommended by 4 people on 2 podcasts

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Okay, so I just read Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, which I really loved, but my favorite book that I have read is this reissuance.
Sarah Longwell · The Ezra Klein Show · Oct 2026

The best things said about it

2 of 4 · every mention
Book club
And now is the time next month in October we're reading you guessed it intereso by Sally Rooney.
MJ Franklin The Book Review · Sep 2024
Discussed
One of the books that you were big on this year I I don't know that you called it out in your piece but I did want to briefly touch on it was intermetzo by Sally Rooney as you recall.
Gilbert Cruz The Book Review · Dec 2024

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Why people recommend it

Intermezzo is a contemporary novel by Sally Rooney that explores grief, complex family dynamics, and romantic entanglements through the lives of two estranged brothers. Sarah Longwell recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show during the closing segment, sharing that she had just read it and really loved it. Joumana Khatib also highlighted the novel on The Book Review as one of the prominent and highly anticipated fiction titles for the fall publishing season. Gilbert Cruz later brought up the work on The Book Review during a year-end review discussion, noting that critic Dwight Garner had fallen deeply in love with the story despite initially encountering skepticism from other readers. Additionally, MJ Franklin announced on The Book Review book club podcast that Intermezzo would be the official selection for the following month in October, encouraging listeners to read along. The novel drew widespread literary attention across multiple podcast platforms, capturing the interest of critics and readers alike as a major contemporary release.

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Joumana Khatib she has a book it's called intereso shimana 1
Recommended
“she has a book it's called intereso shimana”
Sarah Longwell Okay, so I just read Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, which I really loved, but my favorite book that I have rea… 1
Recommended
“Okay, so I just read Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, which I really loved, but my favorite book that I have read is this reissuance.”
Gilbert Cruz one of the books that you were big on this year I I don't know that you called it out in your piece but I d… 1
Discussed
“one of the books that you were big on this year I I don't know that you called it out in your piece but I did want to briefly touch on it was intermetzo by Sally Rooney as you recall”
MJ Franklin and now is the time next month in October we're reading you guessed it intereso by Sally Rooney 1
Book club
“and now is the time next month in October we're reading you guessed it intereso by Sally Rooney”