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A review by alomie
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a solid book.
The book is in three parts;
1) Julian 2) Edith 3) Edith and Julian
Julian is Ava's not boyfriend, she moves in with him and they have sex but they aren't together. They have a very caustic friendship that seems mostly held together with dry wit and insults, neither of them are able to share their feelings or able to admit that maybe there are feelings at all.
Edith becomes Ava's girlfriend, whom she does not initially tell about her not relationship with Julian as he is away in London, she does not explain the complexity of this with Edith, I think because she struggles to be honest with herself about her relationship. She does love Edith, but she cuts it off when Edith pushes her too soon about leaving Julian and moving out of his flat, even though Edith gives her plenty of space and time.
Overall I really enjoyed this book & thought it was a interesting I would recommend this if you like Sally Rooney.
The book is in three parts;
1) Julian 2) Edith 3) Edith and Julian
Julian is Ava's not boyfriend, she moves in with him and they have sex but they aren't together. They have a very caustic friendship that seems mostly held together with dry wit and insults, neither of them are able to share their feelings or able to admit that maybe there are feelings at all.
Edith becomes Ava's girlfriend, whom she does not initially tell about her not relationship with Julian as he is away in London, she does not explain the complexity of this with Edith, I think because she struggles to be honest with herself about her relationship. She does love Edith, but she cuts it off when Edith pushes her too soon about leaving Julian and moving out of his flat, even though Edith gives her plenty of space and time.
Overall I really enjoyed this book & thought it was a interesting I would recommend this if you like Sally Rooney.