As previously noted, Conversations with Friends is an inquisitive character piece that explores the romantic lives of its central four characters.
Presenting honest, vulnerable characters caught in a stirring weeper of a romantic drama, Rooney’s celebrated first novel will hopefully provide the sturdy framework for another engaging limited series.
Similar to Sally Rooney’s follow-up, Normal People, this debut follows a familiar template, but through its sharp wit, clever prose, and sparkly characters, it established Rooney as a bright, intuitive novelist worth discovering.
More specifically, this story studies how an unexpected romance can reshape a developing young woman’s life at an early age, and how a sporadic affair has a dramatic impact for four interconnected people.