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Caroline Beuley's avatar

I can't believe she's only written four books -- it always feels to me like she's written more bc of how large she looms in our culture! I love all of them, but I think Normal People is probably my favorite! Loved this Leah!

(I know four books is a ton, but she feels like Stephen King or something to me in terms of her presence!)

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leah beth's avatar

me too! when i was writing this i was like wait only four?? she’s such a significant literary presence

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emma's avatar

the power of reading conversations with friends in college!!! i love this post so much - so impressive how much rooney has been able to do in so few works

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leah beth's avatar

cwf truly changed my brain chemistry

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Kuleigh Baker's avatar

On of my favorite authors. I agree with you on reading them in publication order.

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leah beth's avatar

the best way to do it for sure

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Love letters from a young man's avatar

love love LOVE this leah!!

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leah beth's avatar

thank you thank you <333

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michelle's avatar

normal people is one of my favorite books ever!!! i remember reading it in 2018 and googling the end because i was so confused about the happy ending of it all and saw an interview in which she said that realistically, they did not end up together because that’s life and it made her an autobuy author for me🥹 great piece!

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leah beth's avatar

she does ambiguous endings SO well! i love that she lets the reader fill in the blanks. i know a lot of people don’t like the ending of ‘conversations with friends’ but i think it’s genius

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AMANDA's avatar

LEAH!! I missed you SO much! This was perfection, as always! You never miss ✨⭐️

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leah beth's avatar

ahh thank you for reading amanda!! <33

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