This extract definitely leaves me wanting more! Intrigued to find out more about the couple. Many thanks to NetGalley and Faber & Faber.

After reading this extract, I have immediately pre-ordered Beautiful World, Where Are You. This looks like it will be another Sally Rooney classic that I will be recommending to everyone I know! Thank you NetGalley for the extract.

A date that looks like a blind date. He works in a depot, she is a successful writer originally from Dublin just moved temporarily to a town that people usually leave (Ballina is mentioned, so we might be in Co. Mayo). Awkward conversation, oblique, millennial-style: what matters is the unspoken, class, gender and power dynamics. Toward the hand Rooney takes us by the hand into the bedroom to suddenly blow up all our expectations.

There is all of Sally Rooney in this captivating extract that might as well read as a short story, and needless to say, it has left me wanting for more.

Thank you so much Faber & Faber for letting me read the first chapter via Netgalley in exchange for an honest opinion.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for providing an extract of this book.

Not sure what I can really say after just one chapter. Looking forward to reading the rest.

Thank you NetGalley and Faber and Faber for sending me an extract of the novel to read.

It is very difficult to judge the entire novel from the first chapter but Sally Rooney lays down the introductory scene very skilfully because it encourages the reader to turn the page and read further.

Who is this woman is sitting in a bar? Why has the companion she is waiting for arrive late? Does it show a lack of interest on his part? Has the date been set up online as the couple don’t seem to know each other? From the formal conversation we learn that the lady has recently moved to this town which seems strange because everyone else seems to be leaving it. We don’t know the location of the town—only that it is near the sea. She explains the circumstances of her stay but mysteriously ends the conversation with “so” and becomes nervous which makes the reader wonder if she is hiding something. Why does she drink more than she should? She invites her date home and takes him on a tour of the house ending in the bedroom. But he is bored and yawns and the tryst ends in failure.

Which reader would not be interested as to know what happens next.

I read an extract of Sally Rooney’s upcoming novel ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You?’. First of all, I will say I did my best to be impartial here. I previously read Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’ and found myself somewhat underwhelmed by it, and the author’s writing style isn’t really for me. However, I still wanted to be inspired by this extract.

The chapter chosen in this excerpt was chapter 1, which describes a date between a man and a woman, and said woman has only recently moved to town. It’s clear to see that these two people are very different. However, she decides she’d like to show her date around her new home. I must say, I’m intrigued by the history surrounding her home, and I’m also interested in the fact that the character is herself an author - what kind of books does she write? How successful an author is she?

Overall, I would say I would be interested in reading the full book, when it is released.

All I can say after reading this excerpt is...I AM SO EXCITED to get my hands on this book on release day.

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Extract from the forthcoming novel by
Sally Rooney

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Sally Rooney is an “It Lit Girl”. Youthful, original and with two wildly successful novels “Conversations with Friends” and “Normal People,” under her belt and also a literary category to be Queen of - Millennial writers!
This new novel has us hooked from the start with its alluring title – don’t we all want a beautiful world- especially now.

It is a fact that millennials have their own 'speak" and Rooney’s assorted literary characters definitely do. Her literary “speak” is compelling, abbreviated, somewhat cold on the exterior, and tantalizingly up for different interpretations. Rooney, a lifelong Marxist, seems to be ‘largely concerned with the power dynamics of social groups. Social dynamics are powered by conversations, chats are big, as are phone texts, and the meaning of all hook-ups must be discussed. Get ready to deep dive into modern lovers minds and motivations. What happens between Alice the wandering Irish writer and Felix who works in a warehouse? Add in Eileen the best friend and Simon the childhood friend and it’s on! Bring on the whole book!

Miranda Y, Reviewer. 4 stars ( so far)

Sally Rooney does it again! What a cliffhanger! A Sally Rooney novel is never complete with just one chapter. Now you've piqued my interest. Excellent start to what I'm sure will be an epic novel. Her descriptions of human interactions and relationships are excellent, as they always are. I wish there was more than one chapter! I'll buy the book as soon as it's available.

This extract did exactly what it was intended to do, leave me wanting more! I enjoyed the tension between the characters and wondered what was coming next. As a Sally Rooney fan I will definitely be reading this title as soon as it comes out

I preordered Sally Rooney’s new novel Beautiful World, Where Are You as soon as it was announced. To be given the first chapter in advance by Netgalley and Faber and Faber is so bittersweet: I was so excited to get but it just leaves the reader wanting more. Roll on the 7th September - I cannot wait to read it all!

As a huge fan of Sally Rooney's work, I am unsurprised at how quickly even a short excerpt could get me hooked and eager to read her new work.

Rooney has a way with characters that is instantly gripping. So much is said in what isn't said. Even in the short passage provided here, the feeling that the two characters and settings create is relatable and familiar, but is also colder than what I'm used to with Rooney's previous works. I can't wait to read more.

I'm also so interested to see how Rooney will portray a character who is also a writer.

Cannot wait to read Beautiful World, Where Are You this September.

I was happy to be invited to read an extract of Rooneys upcoming novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You - and I can say with certainty this novel still captures that familiar Rooney style.

We are introduced to two of the main characters, Alice and Felix on their first date and I instantly knew who these characters were. The social awkwardness and the nuances of modern dating were captured perfectly and I was definitely intrugied to know a little more about these characters. And I'm always hooked by a character who is also a writer so I think I'm definitely going to continue reading when I get the full version.

Since this was only the 1st chapter, I can say with certainty that I cannot wait for the entire novel! I love Sally Rooney and reading the 1st chapter of this beautiful little books has made me anticipate publication with a vengeance!

Interesting first chapter. Looks to be the start of a great story. It has a strong lead character and a cool setting. The chapter was quite short so there is not much more to say.

Having read and enjoyed Normal People and Conversations with Friends I am very much looking forward to the release of Rooney's latest work Beautiful World, Where Are You. I, therefore, could not pass up the opportunity to read an extract from the forthcoming novel.

After reading the first chapter, I am further convinced of Rooney's superior talent in capturing the awkward conversations that mark so many of our modern social interactions. We are introduced to Alice and Felix who are on a first date. In just a few pages we start to gain a sense of these characters - Alice is the observant and inquisitive writer while Felix, a warehouse worker, comes across as polite and somewhat distant. I was as intrigued by the subtext of what they said to each other as I was by the dialogue itself and am interested to find out what will happen to them as the story progresses.

Based on this extract, Rooney's ability to capture the millennial experience remains in tact and I wait with bated breath to see whether she can delight her fans once again with this new release.

After reading Chapter 1 of Sally Rooney's brand new book, I am left completely intrigued by what's to come. We meet Alice, on a first date with a man named Felix in a hotel bar. They leave together and go to her place (the Rectory) where they chat further and she shows him round before he leaves and the chapter ends. As you might expect after a first chapter there are plenty of questions - Why did she move here? How did the date come about? Sally Rooney describes the surroundings in plenty of detail and I found myself building up a picture in my head and imagining who might bring these two characters to life on the screen. So far, so good and I am eager to see where the story leads.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review the first Chapter of 'Beautiful World, Where Are You.'

I've pre-odered this book as I feel the author is incredibly gifted in painting humanity & for creating superb stories that I want to read. This preview which was provided only extends to one chapter, so I can't say too much all, only that it looks interesting & I look forward to reading the eventual book.

This is a teaser of chapter one of the new book. A woman is on a date with a man, she invites him home but nothing happens as they’re both quite awkward. As I’ve not read any of Sally Rooney’s previous works, I can’t say that this has interested me that much.

An excerpt from a book that the world is waiting for and, based on this first chapter, it looks to be a smash hit