'Conversations With Friends' & Sally Rooney

Explicit content warning

05/08/22 • 100 min

1 Listener

In this episode we are discussing Sally Rooney’s 2017 debut novel, Conversations With Friends, a story about two college students and the strange, unexpected connection they forge with a married couple. Like all Sally Rooney novels, we have so many questions: What is a friend? What is a conversation? Can you love more than one person? Is second choice love really love? What is a relationship? What does it mean for a relationship to work out? How do we heal ourselves? How do we find ourselves through love? There is one thing Sally Rooney engenders for us...and that is lots and lots of conversation! ** We start by discussing Frances and Nick and let’s just say - there is A LOT to talk about with these two and their affair. (03:42) ** We discuss the “twist” and contemplate whether Bobbi ultimately drives this entire story. (51:08) ** We debate Bobbi and Frances’ relationship and whether this is the real love story of the novel. (56:04). ** What She Said. How is it possible that we STILL have more Sally Rooney first person quotes to discuss after all the times we covered her and her novels on this podcast? Well, we do. (76:47) ** We’re rabid Sally Rooney fans so clearly we need to take some time to draw connections between all of her novels. (84:42) ** Who won the book? Kate goes very literal and Carinn manages to bring it all back to Taylor Swift! (90:28) ** We discuss our takeaways and homework assignments. We’ve covered so much, but it’s never enough. So stay tuned for our follow-up conversation on this book and our recaps of the upcoming Hulu adaptation! (95:00) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Previous Episode

Ozark Series Finale: Where They Started And Where They End To Where They Might End Up In Twenty Years

Our beloved show is over, but we had a hell of a conversation about it. We bring it back to key moments in Season 1, discussing what evolved over 44 episodes and what stayed the same. The theme is: nothing changed and yet everything changed. It's complicated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next Episode

Dervla McTiernan & 'The Murder Rule': Complicated Conversations Series

On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we chat with internationally bestselling author Dervla McTiernan about her new novel, The Murder Rule. ** After perfectly nailing her elevator pitch, Dervla talks about how writing Hannah, her protagonist, was a bit of wish fulfillment. (02:24) ** The Murder Rule reminds us of Karin Slaughter’s bestseller, Pieces of Her, which is a massive compliment. Dervla discusses why she wanted to structure the book between past and present and mother and daughter. (05:09) ** Like Carinn and Kate, Dervla is a lawyer. We loved hearing about her complicated relationship with being a lawyer. Let’s just say we could relate! (10:20) ** Dervla shares the remarkable and harrowing personal experience that coincided with her finding a literary agent and launching her career as an author. (18:13) ** Though she is so grateful for her journey, Dervla admits she still wants more and we happily help her plot world domination! (25:35) ** We discuss astrology and the Libra’s scales of justice seem pretty appropriate for her. (28:00) ** Dervla shares the real life inspiration for this novel. (31:13) ** Dervla tells us what she is loving right now. (35:00) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices