The first chapter of Sally Rooney's new book - it definitely has potential, looking forward to reading more

Thank you to NetGallery for and ARC of Beautiful World, Where Are You (Extract).

I have read Normal People and thoroughly enjoyed it so I was very excited to read an extract from Sally Rooney's latest novel Beautiful World, Where Are You.

It has only taken a few pages and I am gripped by the characters. I think, that is what makes Rooney's writing so unique: the Irish charm and the ability to create characters I care deeply about.

Alice and Felix meet on a first date. Alice is nervous. Felix is somewhat distant. She shows him her house and he leaves soon after. I am super excited to read on to see what will happen next in their story. Why has Alice moved to this isolated village? And why is Felix so contrary?

This book is one of my most anticipated books of the year and I am super excited to get my hands on a finished copy of the book. This was only an extract but I enjoyed reading it and it has made me even more excited for the whole book to be released in September.

Such a shame this is only an extract. It’s an excellent start which has me intrigued to carry on. . I can’t wait to read more of this when it’s available.

One of the most anticipated reads of the year. Thank you to Faber and Faber for this extract. This was just the first chapter. In it we follow the protagonist, a young woman living in America, on a first date that ends rather awkwardly. This seems like a 20-something coming-of-Age story; life post-university. Written in the well observed prose that is trademark of Rooney’s, although this one seems more humorous and wry in tone in comparison to Normal People. I look forward reading the book.

I came into this chapter with high hopes - I'd heard incredible things about Sally Rooney and was so excited to see this preview before the book came out (I know right? Who hasn't read Normal People?). It's safe to say that I wasn't disappointed by it. I found it slightly difficult to adjust to the dialogue for a few paragraphs, but it was surprisingly easy to follow once I got into the flow of reading. As for the characters, I actually found both of them a little cold and generally unlikeable but I guess that opens up all the avenues for the incredible character development that Sally Rooney is known for. All in all, a very intriguing start - it definitely sucked me in and I cannot wait to read more!

Thanks to Faber & Faber, Sally Rooney and NetGalley for the ARC Extract of Beautiful World, Where are you?

I was a big fan of Normal People so am really excited to see what's in store from Sally Rooney with her latest novel. In this sneak peak preview I was able to read chapter one of the book where we meet Alice, a novelist on her first date with Felix who works in a warehouse.

Alice is new to the area and has moved into a house called The Rectory as the owners were unable to sell it. This sparked my attention and after the opening chapter I was certainly left wanting to know more and wanting to understand more of the back stories of the two key characters!

The lack of punctuation was a tad annoying (and not sure if that's just due to it being a proof) but that aside it was a great insight into the book that really drew me in!

My attention is intrigued by this opening chapter. Why has Alice moved to the Rectory? Will anything happen with Felix? Written and emotions described in the lightest of touches. Can’t wait to read on

Thanks to Faber & Faber and NetGalley for giving me the chance to read chapter one sample of Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney, I have given an honest review.
One chapter, eleven pages, was a very good start for Alice and Felix who just met that made me want to read the whole. I really enjoyed the writing style, very well plot and emotions have been described. So excited to see where this story goes.

Gah I’m so excited for this book, I almost wish I hadn’t read this extract as I just want to keep on reading and I can’t!

There is just something about the way Sally Rooney writes that just captivates me .

It is of course very difficult to review a book after only reading a chapter but what I can say is that I'm very intrigued! It was so nice to be in a world written by Sally Rooney again and I can't wait until september to get my hands on this book and read it back to back.

Thanks sooo much to NetGalley and the publisher for the extract!

I downloaded this extract, consisting of the first chapter of Sally Rooney's new book, Beautiful World, Where Are You?, after reading Normal People a few years ago and enjoying it.

I'm intrigued after reading this extract, which tells of an encounter between two strangers who meet for a first date, the woman being new to the area. This looks like it will be another character study in a similar vein to Rooney's previous works. I would probably have picked up this book anyway but I definitely want to see what happens with these characters.

I never read a sally Rooney book but I have been meaning to. I can’t really make up my whole mind with just a chapter but the writing was so good that it pulled me in and I found myself getting upset there is only one chapter. I would really love to find out more about these characters and there story it was so good and I loved the third person writing it wasn’t like anything I ever read

Thanks NetGalley for the chapter one sample of Beautiful World where are you by Sally Rooney. This is my honest opinion.
Personally I haven’t read Rooney in the past but I know she has many famous novels that are now film/Tv shows. They are on my TBR pile.

I haven’t made up my mind on you yet. I like Alice and I like Felix this far a few pages in.
I liked how it set the scene of being on the sea but not telling us where they are with the views for a few pages. I was wondering what Felix and Alice would look like to me. Imagining Ireland and the picturesque views. I wish I could read more and find out why the date ended badly. They are both hiding things and I don’t feel they are both being truthful about their lives or perhaps relationships..? It’s hard to piece a story based on one chapter.
I would to read the rest of the book to find out where the story ends.

It is impossible to review a book simply from reading the opening chapter but all I can say is that it intrigues me and totally drew me in and left me wanting to read more.

Sally Rooney is a wonderful writer and this shows every sign of being as good or even better than her previous offerings.

I can't wait.

I read a short extract of this book and all I can say is - it starts well. I really don’t know what the book will be like as it was so short. I can imagine it will follow a similar theme to her last books- relationships and how they evolve.
I may go on to read the whole book at some point.

Loved this first chapter - oh how I wish I could carry on reading this book! feel like Sally Rooney is going in for another hit with this one. TV show when?

No surprise here- I am a Rooney fan and this sneak peak changes nothing. Hard to review an extract, but I am looking forward to the full book!

Thank you to NetGalley and Faber & Faber, Ltd, Faber and Faber for this sneak peek of Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney.

I don't usually read excerpts of books that I know for sure that I plan on reading when they're released. When I'm really looking forward to a book I don't want to start it until I can just keep reading and reading and reading. I made an exception for the first chapter of Beautiful World, Where Are You because how could I not? It may have just been one chapter but I can alredy tell that it's going to be the kind of book I lose a weekend to.

In the first chapter we briefly meet Alice and Felix, two of the four main characters in the book. We don't get to know too much about them yet and we don't get to meet Eileen and Simon yet either but after this first chapter I can't wait to get to know them all a lot better. Beautiful World, Where Are You comes out on September 7. I've got my copy pre-ordered, have you?

I was intrigued and drawn into this first chapter! It was interesting and very Sally Rooney! I cannot wait to read the rest when the book comes out.