I love the way Sally Rooney describes interactions between characters — she captures their anxieties and little movements in a very realistic way. That’s why it was such a bummer that this novel was so exquisitely boring. There’s almost no plot — just two friends navigating their own complicated relationship with each other and with their respective romantic partners. I rushed through the past 25% just to get it over with. I would have given it only one star if the writing wasn’t so lovely.