Rooney has basically figured out the Adam Sandler of book gigs. This is a reference to how Adam Sandler seems to always make these movies where it is imperative that his character be in a tropical paradise, with a cast that includes his friends, in a time of year that’s convenient in terms of weather etc. Over three books, one cannot help but notice how the main characters of her novels (disaffected, slightly over educated Irish literary/liberal arts types who could be described as “permanent […]

Content warning: abuse, both emotional and physical (not in the main relationship, though, from family members) I wanted to watch the well-reviewed Hulu series based on this book, but wanted to read it before I did–even though a few people had told me that the series was better. I’m not one of those purists who thinks that the original written version is always better (come @ me but I think the Heartstopper TV adaptation is superior to the comic, and there are changes the TV […]