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Christine Beck's avatar

Oh. This is delightful. I absolutely adore the actor photos and blurbs. Btw did you notice how frequently she uses the word “obviously? “ I listened to normal people so I can tell you it came up very frequently. I love your take on this and particularly your connections with what we can learn about writing. Well done

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Colin Corrigan's avatar

Thanks, Christine! That's interesting, obviously. Did you notice it in Intermezzo too? I think that's often a posh Dublin tic, more than a County Kildare or Leitrim one. (Maybe more of a Peter accent than Ivan!?) And it's funny how things like that can be more noticeable on audiobooks (to the point of being distracting...)

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Naomi Faye's avatar

Love! Love! Love! It's the conflict and "turmoil of attraction and revulsion" that I love most about Rooney's novels—the contradictions are so real. You're right about the Intermezzo cast, too. Nailed it.

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Colin Corrigan's avatar

Really happy this made sense to you, Naomi.

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