I have to admit, I had no idea about the hype surrounding this book or its author Sally Rooney when I first picked it up.
It was only after I had finished reading this, her second novel, that I discovered it had been selected for this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist, with the extra kicker being that it had been selected even before it was published. (The longlist was announced on July 23, while the book was published on Aug 28; it didn’t make the shortlist that was announced on Sept 20.)
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