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The Daily PollLITERARY SENSATION SALLY Rooney’s career continues to go from strength to strength with a new novel on the way and another TV adaptation in the pipeline.
It emerged in recent days that advance reading copies of Rooney’s upcoming novel Beautiful World, Where Are You are selling for hundreds of dollars online.
The copies were sent out to a selection of editors, writers and influencers ahead of the book’s release in September.
Despite being clearly marked ‘not for resale’ they have begun to appear on trading sites such as eBay and Depop.
It was also announced this week that the TV adaptation of Rooney’s debut novel Conversations with Friends will grace our screens as part of RTÉ’s autumn entertainment schedule.
So, today we’re asking: Are you a fan of Sally Rooney’s books?
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@patrick joyce: she writes books about ridin’.
@John Mulligan: she a bit like Jilly Cooper then
@John Mulligan: It’s a bit much for me, Father. “Féck this” and “Féck that”.
“You big bástard.” Oh, Dreadful Language. “You big hairy àrse.” “You big Fècker.” Fierce Stuff! And of course the F-word father, the bad F-word. Worse then Féck. You know the one I mean.
@Longlin: ride me sideways was another one
@patrick joyce: Google is your friend
@DJ François: he doesn’t need Google, it says her name in the title of the piece. And if you’ve never heard the name of the aurhor Sally Rooney before you are living in a cave in outer Mongolia.
@JustBEERbarry: Donegal here but no never heard the name. Now I have though
@JustBEERbarry: I read a lot and hand on heart I can honestly say I’ve never heard of her before today. Having said that, now that I have heard of her I might give her a go.
@Gerry from the Block: I’ve never read anything written by her but you cannot help but have heard of her being the author behind Normal People alone.
@JustBEERbarry: Ah here wait. Is this the one who wrote normal people? If so, you’re grand thanks love.
@Longlin: Set in Dublin, is it?
@patrick joyce: sally Rooney, author.
Judging by the current % who have said they haven’t read her books and some of the comments, I’m left wondering if this is a genuine poll, or advertising by another name?
@D. Memery: I’m sure most journal commentators don’t read. In many cases they don’t write as if they read.
Also, of course, the “Who is she” brigade are often fishing for thanks.
I hated Normal People I have to say .Bought it for something to read on a long plane journey but quickly decided it was not my cup of tea at all .In fairness I am definitely most probably not in her target audience .All that teenage angst is long behind me .
Fair play to her. That’s huge publicity and will boost the sales no end. Her publishers are doing good work. Her writing is beautiful, her content not for all, I think that’s a result of her being a younger writer and capturing the current zeitgeist which doesn’t always translate to the older generations, the fault being outs not hers. Easier to read back in time than ahead.
In any case it’s great to see a young Irish author doing so well. More power to her.
@Mark carolan: that doesnt relate to older generations!. Is that why modern day music is flat and dull..
And modern comedians brutally unfunny.. And most of rte, s output seriously bad.. Is it because us older generation are missing something.
“Influencers” groan.
I find Rooney’s books perfectly readable, but my overall view of them is a big “so what?” In other words they are, like Seamus Heaney’s poetry, very overrated.
I always chuckle when I read the term “influencer”. The smell of neediness off of it is overpowering.
Books for angsty teenage girls and frustrated middle-aged wives
@Garden Shed: point? You’re obviously not her target audiance. No need to be nasty. Shes doing brilliantly and fair play to her!!
@Kelsey Doyle: yet we have a commenter up above we have a commenter stating that even if you’re not her target audience, if you have not heard of her you must be a cave dweller from outer Mongolia. Proving one thing, that no matter how benign the topic, some journal commenters will turn anything toxic
@D. Memery: no nastiness there. Just saying that’s her target audience. Fair play to her, she’s doing very well
I watched Normal People and liked it. The director, Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones did a brilliant job in bringing that book to life. I then read the book. It was dreadful from beginning to end.
@Jakie McLean: I felt the exact same
There probably should be a “Never heard of her.” Choice in the poll… Seems like I’m not alone in not recognizing her name
No. Amazed she’s so popular. Her stories are basic and she doesn’t use punctuation in her books and somehow gets away with it.
Who
Sally Rooney
Will she and Roddy Doyle be among the “prominent Irish writers and thinkers” who will be at the Arus to have dinner and chat with President Macron when he makes his important visit?
I’ve read both books, thought they were over-rated. Grand like but a bit emperor’s new clothes-y.
How is this a “poll” on a news site?
Really disappointed with the Journal for this article. Seems designed to invite begrudgers and trolls. Why not just celebrate such a successful artist?
@Lucy Legacy: it is basically a press release for her. Granted the poll element is strange, but can you not critique someone’s writing without being a begrudger?
@Fred spins kdb: valid points. You absolutely can critique, and you definitely don’t have to be a fan. However, I have never, ever seen any other poll about any other author, or even music artist or otherwise either.
I haven’t read any if them yet as I much prefer the type of content that Helen Moorhouse’s writes about in her books but maybe I’ll give it a read
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