#easterreading

[bibliobethblog]

Happy Easter 🐣🐰everyone! I’ve got a day of reading and relaxing planned and I’m looking forward to it. Today I’m finishing off Sleep by C L Taylor @avon_books and I’m really enjoying it. What are you reading this Easter? #bookstagram #bookworm #happyeaster #easterreading #sleep #cltaylor #avonbooksuk #currentlyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/B-4B8MkAS-8/?igshid=169z6yja66d12

[aniehart]

Easter is such an interesting holiday, I’ve spent so many different kinds; once I walked the pilgrimage to the crucifixion on Christ in Pampanga, once I downhill skied down the mountains of Geilo, Reading crime fiction, hunting for Easter eggs, or enjoying an Easter ham! This year I BBQ at the cabin and took multiple shopping trips to Sweden 💛 What did you do? I hope you had a good one! 🐣 . . . #poetrycommunity #booktography #bookphotography #easter #easterreading #easterreads #writerscommunity #communityofwriters #poetssociety https://www.instagram.com/aniehart/p/Bwm_3_BnOmJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ll6xn9tbz1yu

[swob1605]

🐰🌼🍫 #EasterReading @Jailupourelle 🍫🌼🐰 Hello ça y est le beau et long Weekend de Pâques est à nos portes. Pendant que mes 👭 profiteront du 🌞 dans leur 🏊‍♀️, moi, je vais 📖 😎 Bon long Weekend à Tous 🤗 #Bookstagram #Reading #EasterWeekend #VendrediLecture ☆ #SWoB ☆ https://www.instagram.com/p/BwbLvbDn-Fv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6rbv1nqr4kho

[kaatjev69]

#flowmagazine #womenthatmatter #easterreading https://www.instagram.com/p/BwUwgEEla9uCNQ6DkZUS2KxNYt3ni4CTku5FGw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11nm82yium5yr

[rustyblackwood]

I invite you to check them out! 🐇💐

[eveee-reads]

Happy bank-holiday! I hope, whether you’re celebrating Easter or not, that you have a lovely weekend & get to read as many chocolates as you can!

[rjgroves-author]

I like to take these opportunities to thank all of you for your support and feedback on my work. I wish you a very happy Easter filled with fun and new memories to be made. If you're reading romance this long weekend, have a look at my books! https://www.amazon.com/R.-J.-Groves/e/B01N1V2VW7/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1522583273&sr=8-1 #amwriting #amwritingromance #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig #amreading #easterreading #happyeaster #amreadingromance #romancenovels #romancenovella

[bookramblings]

Conversations With Friends

Author: Sally Rooney

Published by: Faber & Faber

Pages 323

Format Paperback

My Rating ★★★1/2

Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to be her girlfriend. When they are interviewed and then befriended by Melissa, a well-known journalist who is married to Nick, an actor, they enter a world of beautiful houses, raucous dinner parties and holidays in Brittany, beginning a complex ménage-a-quartre. But when Frances and Nick get unexpectedly closer, the sharply witty and emotion-averse Frances is forced to honestly confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.

My thoughts:

Conversations with Friends is first and foremost a book about four not particularly likeable characters that become entangled in awkward and complex relationships. Even though not a great deal really happens in the book, it is the portrayal of various relationships and friendships between the four main characters that makes for an addictive read.

It is a reflective, thoughtful novel, which takes place in the mind of twenty-one year old college student and poet, Frances. Therefore, everything is told from her perspective. I felt this worked well throughout the book, but one thing I must mention is the lack of quotation marks during scenes including dialogue. I haven’t really seen this done before, and whilst I admire Sally Rooney for trying out a different style, I just did not feel that this worked at all; especially as this is a novel entirely focused on in-depth conversations between people. Having no quotation marks denoting speech quickly became very confusing and at times I found it quite difficult to know who was actually speaking.

Also, I can’t help but feel that the title of the book and the cheerful look of the front cover are a little misleading in encouraging readers to pick this book up and expect some kind of comedic or light-hearted read. In fact, I felt the story was, in general, fairly gloomy and melancholy. Not that this is a bad thing; just a little ambiguous in terms of how the book is presented at a first glance.

There is no denying that the narrator, Frances, is entirely selfish and blunt in the way she communicates with others. Frankly, I just did not like her character one bit. However, being inside her messy head and reading her complicated, insightful and at times very introspective thoughts was what kept me gripped from page one. Her tangled regard of the world around her was certainly very intriguing for me.

I honestly did not warm to any of the characters much at all; although if I absolutely had to pick a favourite I’d probably go with Bobbi, who seemed just a little less irritating and careless than the others throughout most of the book.

Overall, I enjoyed the book more than I had expected, and found it surprisingly enjoyable to read. Whilst the plot itself is somewhat dull and lacking in energy or excitement, Rooney has delivered a debut novel that is incredibly well written, intelligent and captivating to read. This is a good novel to try out if you’re looking for something thought provoking and reflective, but a little lacking in plot for me, which is why I couldn’t quite give it a four star rating.

Overall reaction:

[ashbydelabooks]

“Hooray for Easter Day” #ashbydelabooks #readingisfun #greatbooks #easteregghunt #easterbunny #easterreading #eastereggs (at Ashby de la Books)

[lilyannaadiseputro]

5 days of reading~

[tininha666]

Leitura extra da maratona literaria #readingabouthealth 😍 Leitura que me irá proporcionar bem-estar!! Também se insere no projecto da Mafalda 😍 #abrilcontosmil 🐣❤️📚 #retelling #littleredridinghood #harpercollinschildrensbooks #bookstagram #instabook #lovebooks #lovereading #sunnyday #happyeaster #easterreading #booklover #maratonaliteraria

[dazzledbybooks]

I hope everyone had a great Easter! . Sorry I am behind on the challenge that I’m hosting with the amazing @chapter_break and @asthebookends. If you are not following these lovely ladies, you definitely should. . My review of If I’m Being Honest by @wibbs_ink and @austins_b is up in the blog, so go check it out! . I even threw out some comparisons to The Taming of the Shrew which is my favorite Shakespeare play. . #lovebookbreakapril19 pastel book . #ifimbeinghonest #prhpartner #penguinrandomhouse #penguinreaders #easterreads #easter #eggs #eastereggs #pastelbooks #readreadread #currentlyreading #bookchallenge #contemporaryreads #ireadya #youngadult #thetamingoftheshrew — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2KU3Gnx

[bookishwaif-blog]

Happy Easter book buds!!! And Passover and April fools 🖤 + + I dyed a solitary Easter egg, which found a home between @juliebuntin and @rachelcjoyce—not a bad spot for a little egg to hide 🖤 + + Hope you’re not forgetting to have some organic, locally-sourced kombucha along with your candy 🖤🖤🖤 + + + + #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #bookish #bookishwaif #sundayreads #easterreads #bookshelf #bookspines #literadyfiction #marlena #themusicshop #rainbowbookshelf #booklife #readerlife

[attorneymokong]

Read good books. It will make you better. -Justice Leonen. #EasterReadings

[tellingtalesshop-blog]

We're open today so hop in (😜) and have a look at our beautifully illustrated books and if you want something different to give instead of chocolate this gorgeous book is perfect! . . #easter #easterreads #books #londonfields #kidsbookstagram #raiseareader #eastergift #e8 #beautifulbooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #shopsmall (at London Fields)

[artwordbw]

thelittlereadingclub -- Happy Easter everyone! Hope you've all had a great day, squeezed in some reading in between nibbling chocolate eggs and the best bit is that we have another holiday tomorrow! Have a lovely evening all (📸 by the lovely @mummytohugo ) #thelittlereadingclub #subscriptionbox #raisingreaders #shelfie #shelfiesunday #reading #easterreading