I can now say that I have read every single Sally Rooney novel, something I don’t think I can say for any other living writer today.
First book of 2025: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
I adored this book, brought to me straight from Dublin by my daughter who was home for the holidays. Such a beautiful rumination on mortality and what it means to lead a life worth living.
It's summer reading season
The semester is finally over and my committee obligations are mostly behind me, so I can finally hit the books. The first piece of fiction I’ve read this summer is Sally Rooney’s Normal People, which I really enjoyed, probably because Rooney is a Marxist. I also watched the BBC/Hulu TV series which was different, but also quite moving. It is so nice to have a little time for some leisure reading.
