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This story centers on Sukie, her dying father with dementia, and her much older roommate Nathan (the titular Mr Salary) with whom she is in love. The most ... Goodreadshelpsyoukeeptrackofbooksyouwanttoread. Startbymarking“MrSalary”asWanttoRead: WanttoRead saving… WanttoRead CurrentlyReading Read Othereditions Enlargecover WanttoRead saving… Errorratingbook.Refreshandtryagain. Ratethisbook Clearrating 1of5stars2of5stars3of5stars4of5stars5of5stars OpenPreview SeeaProblem? We’dloveyourhelp. Letusknowwhat’swrongwiththispreviewof MrSalarybySallyRooney. Problem: It’sthewrongbook It’sthewrongedition Other Details(ifother):   Cancel Thanksfortellingusabouttheproblem. ReturntoBookPage Notthebookyou’relookingfor? Preview—MrSalary bySallyRooney MrSalary by SallyRooney(GoodreadsAuthor) 3.88  ·  Ratingdetails ·  13,758 ratings  ·  1,638 reviews Myloveforhimfeltsototalandsoannihilatingthatitwasoftenimpossibleformetoseehimclearlyatall.Yearsago,SukiemovedinwithNathanbecausehermotherwasdeadandherfatherwasdifficult,andshehadnowhereelsetogo.Nowtheyareonthebrinkoftheinevitable.SallyRooneyisoneofthemostacclaimedyoungtalentsofrecentyears.Withherminuteat Myloveforhimfeltsototalandsoannihilatingthatitwasoftenimpossibleformetoseehimclearlyatall.Yearsago,SukiemovedinwithNathanbecausehermotherwasdeadandherfatherwasdifficult,andshehadnowhereelsetogo.Nowtheyareonthebrinkoftheinevitable.SallyRooneyisoneofthemostacclaimedyoungtalentsofrecentyears.Withherminuteattentiontothepowerdynamicsineverydayspeech,shebuildsupsexualtensionandthrowsadeceptivelylow-keyglanceatloveanddeath. ...more GetACopy AmazonStores ▾AudibleBarnes&NobleWalmarteBooksAppleBooksGooglePlayAbebooksBookDepositoryAlibrisIndigoBetterWorldBooksIndieBoundThriftbooksLibraries Paperback,FaberStories,33pages Published February3rd2019 byFaber&Faber (firstpublishedApril26th2016) MoreDetails... OriginalTitle MrSalary ISBN 0571351956 (ISBN13:9780571351954) EditionLanguage English OtherEditions(6) AllEditions | AddaNewEdition | Combine ...LessDetail EditDetails FriendReviews Toseewhatyourfriendsthoughtofthisbook, pleasesignup. ReaderQ&A Toaskotherreadersquestionsabout MrSalary, pleasesignup. PopularAnsweredQuestions Thisquestioncontainsspoilers... (viewspoiler)[Whatdoyouthinktheendingmeans?Whenshesays"I'mnotgoingbacktoBoston,Ididn'tsay.Thesecellsmaylookfairlynormal,buttheyarenot."–doesthisjustmeanthatshewon'tdowhatisexpectedofher(gobacktoBoston,nothavearelationshipwithanolderman)orthatshehasbeendiagnosedwithcancerjustlikeherfather(hencethementioningofcells)?(hidespoiler)] 1like · like 2yearsago Seeall2answers Nancy'sReads Sukiereadsuponherfather'scancerandreadsthelines"Inchronicleukemia,thecellscanmaturepartlybutnotcompletely.Thesecellsmaylookf…moreSukiereadsuponherfather'scancerandreadsthelines"Inchronicleukemia,thecellscanmaturepartlybutnotcompletely.Thesecellsmaylookfairlynormal,buttheyarenot".Ithinksheisspeakingofherownmaturitylevel.(less) flag IreadanexcerptfromthestorytoseeifitwasworthbuyingbutInoticedthatthereweren'tanyquotationmarks?Wasthatjustamisprintfromtheexcerptordoesthebooknotcontainproperpunctuation? 1like · like 11monthsago Addyouranswer Joey Theshortstorydoesnotcontainproperpunctuation.It'sRooney'ssignaturestyle.Tobemorespecific,shedoesnotusequotationmarkstodenotesp…moreTheshortstorydoesnotcontainproperpunctuation.It'sRooney'ssignaturestyle.Tobemorespecific,shedoesnotusequotationmarkstodenotespeech.Youcanreaditforfree(legally,sheconsentedtoitbeingpublished)here:https://lithub.com/a-prodigal-daughte...(less) flag Seeall5questionsaboutMrSalary… ListswithThisBook FaberStories 31books — 15voters BestofSallyRooney 7books — 13voters Morelistswiththisbook... CommunityReviews Showing1-30 Averagerating 3.88  ·  Ratingdetails  ·  13,758 ratings  ·  1,638 reviews AllLanguagesBahasaIndonesia‎(2) Català‎(1) Deutsch‎(1) English‎(1448) Español‎(43) Français‎(5) Italiano‎(9) Nederlands‎(8) Norsk‎(2) Polski‎(3) Português‎(30) Pусскийязык‎(2) Română‎(1) Slovenčina‎(1) Suomi‎(2) Svenska‎(11) TiếngViệt‎(2) Türkçe‎(3) WikangTagalog‎(1) Íslenska‎(2) Ελληνικά‎(2) српскијезик‎(1) 中文‎(2) Morefilters  |  Sortorder StartyourreviewofMrSalaryWriteareview Jun01,2019 emma ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: non-ya, 4-stars, recommend, auto-buy-authors, owned, literary-fiction, couldn-t-wait-to-read, reviewed, reread buddyrereadwithmySallyRooneyfanclubco-presidentbecausewebothforgothowtoread(andoopswediditagain)--------SallyRooneyiloveyouthat'sit.that'sthereview--------iwillofficiallyreadabsolutelyanythingSallyRooneywrites.luckilyshewroteshortstoriessoidon'thavetotrytoscroungeuphergrocerylistsyet buddyrereadwithmySallyRooneyfanclubco-presidentbecausewebothforgothowtoread(andoopswediditagain)--------SallyRooneyiloveyouthat'sit.that'sthereview--------iwillofficiallyreadabsolutelyanythingSallyRooneywrites.luckilyshewroteshortstoriessoidon'thavetotrytoscroungeuphergrocerylistsyet ...more flag 305likes · Like  · seereview Viewall16comments Dec17,2018 SorayaB ratedit itwasamazing SALLYMAKETHISAFULLNOVELBRUH flag 292likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Oct31,2018 Lee ratedit reallylikedit NowI'mcompletelyoutofRooney.MaybeifIofferedtohelpherout,doherchoresandstuff,tofreeupmoretime,thenextonemightbereadynextyear?AndinsteadofpaymentIcouldgetasneakpeekofchaptersasthey'rewritten?IsthiscomingoverabitAnnieWilkes? NowI'mcompletelyoutofRooney.MaybeifIofferedtohelpherout,doherchoresandstuff,tofreeupmoretime,thenextonemightbereadynextyear?AndinsteadofpaymentIcouldgetasneakpeekofchaptersasthey'rewritten?IsthiscomingoverabitAnnieWilkes? ...more flag 212likes · Like  · seereview Viewall8comments Jan17,2019 JulieEhlers ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: literary-fiction Whatisitaboutherwritingthatmakesitsoabsorbing?Myonlycomplaintisthatthiswasmuchtooshort. flag 96likes · Like  · seereview Apr22,2019 BlackOxford ratedit didnotlikeit Shelves: irish Electra’sHiddenTalentIsupposeI’mthewronggeneration,withthewrongaesthetic,andaninadequateabilitytoadapttowhatisnowhip(notemyarchaicexpression).WhateverothersseeinMsRooney’sStyleandintenteludesmeentirely.IsthissordidtaleofanintenseElectraComplextypicalofheroeuvre?Ifso,Iintendtoavoidanymoreofherworkintheinterestsofself-preservation.Itactuallyputmeoffreadingforseveraldays.Andthathasn’thappenedfordecades. flag 93likes · Like  · seereview Viewall35comments Dec16,2018 SamQuixote ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Precedingbothofhernovels(todate),MrSalaryreadslikeadummyruntoSallyRooney’sdebutnovel,ConversationswithFriends,beingquitesimilarinpremise/characters/themes:atwentysomethingstudentfallsforathirtysomethingprofessional-complexrelationshiperiesensue.Except,thisbeingashortstory,MrSalarydoesn’texplorethecomplexitiesofsucharelationshipandendsbeforethatcanhappen.Thatsaid,Istillreallyenjoyedit.Thedialogueisgreat,it’simmediatelybelie Precedingbothofhernovels(todate),MrSalaryreadslikeadummyruntoSallyRooney’sdebutnovel,ConversationswithFriends,beingquitesimilarinpremise/characters/themes:atwentysomethingstudentfallsforathirtysomethingprofessional-complexrelationshiperiesensue.Except,thisbeingashortstory,MrSalarydoesn’texplorethecomplexitiesofsucharelationshipandendsbeforethatcanhappen.Thatsaid,Istillreallyenjoyedit.Thedialogueisgreat,it’simmediatelybelievablethatSukieandNathanareyears-longfriendsandyougetastrongsenseoftheunspokenattractioncracklingbetweenthetwo,heightenedbytheforbiddenfruitaspect.Rooney’swritingisasaccomplishedandsmoothtoreadasalwaysandIenjoyedtheever-present,tangibledarknessshimmeringbeneaththemisleadinglyeasyatmosphereoftwofriendsreuniting.It’salittletooshortbutif,likeme,you’reoneofSallyRooney’smanynewfansshe’sgottenthisyearafterherincrediblebook,NormalPeople,waspublished,nottomentionlong-listedfortheBookerPrize,you’lldefinitelywanttoreadthiswhileweallwaitimpatientlyforhernextnovel!Readit,fo’free,here:https://lithub.com/a-prodigal-daughte... ...more flag 69likes · Like  · seereview Aug22,2020 Reading_Tamishly ratedit reallylikedit Ijustloveherwritingandherflawedcharacters.Thisonewasnodifferent.Thisisthestoryofayoungwomanandaguyinhis30swhoarerelatedbutsomehowendeduptakingcareofeachother.Flawedrelationship.Onefallingfortheothertoohard.Theotherabitaloofbutneitherrejectingtheattention.Theendingsareabruptinherstories.However,Ilikethem.ReadingherstoriesislikeIamwatchingreallifepeopleandIfeellikeIknowtheirsecretsandbythatIknowthemandIac Ijustloveherwritingandherflawedcharacters.Thisonewasnodifferent.Thisisthestoryofayoungwomanandaguyinhis30swhoarerelatedbutsomehowendeduptakingcareofeachother.Flawedrelationship.Onefallingfortheothertoohard.Theotherabitaloofbutneitherrejectingtheattention.Theendingsareabruptinherstories.However,Ilikethem.ReadingherstoriesislikeIamwatchingreallifepeopleandIfeellikeIknowtheirsecretsandbythatIknowthemandIacceptthemastheyare.LikeMurakami'sstories,thisonemakemeknowthecharacterswellbutnotwellenoughthatthere'snomysteryleft.Icanhavemyownendingswiththeirstories.However,it'sjustperfectastheyare.Wedon'tneedtoknoweveryending,dowe? ...more flag 65likes · Like  · seereview jacob ilikeyou<3doyoulikeme Dec30,202101:16PM · flag Sep26,2021 Vishakha ratedit likedit Shelves: reviewed, short-stories-novellas, irish, european Thisismyfirst(andnotanideal)encounterwithSallyRooney'swriting,ashortstoryaboutthepossibilityofromancecomplicatedbyunrequitedloveanddisparityinages.Thereismutualaffectionandalotmore betweenthetwomaincharacters,SukieandNathan,andyoucanfeelthis electricityintheirslickbanter. Sukie's motivationshavebeen  laidoutwell-itisevidentthatthe lackofemotionalstabilityduring herchildhoodhasmadeherclingtoNathan,afatherfigure.Hergene Thisismyfirst(andnotanideal)encounterwithSallyRooney'swriting,ashortstoryaboutthepossibilityofromancecomplicatedbyunrequitedloveanddisparityinages.Thereismutualaffectionandalotmore betweenthetwomaincharacters,SukieandNathan,andyoucanfeelthis electricityintheirslickbanter. Sukie's motivationshavebeen  laidoutwell-itisevidentthatthe lackofemotionalstabilityduring herchildhoodhasmadeherclingtoNathan,afatherfigure.Hergeneralfrigidnessisadefenseagainstheremotionalvulnerabilityandthere'sasenseofprideinthisadmission. Emotionally,Isawmyselfasasmooth,hardlittleball.Hecouldn’tgetpurchaseonme.Ijustrolledaway.Nathan,touchinghis40's,prefers tostay awayfromthis romantic entanglement,flushedwithfeelingsyetunwillingtocrossthedivideofagewhichseparatesthem. Rooney'swritingissmoothandtaut,and sprinkledwithmetaphorslikenutsonaChristmascake.The casualnessis acarefullyconstructedveneer,veiling theintenselongingof24-year-oldSukiefromwhoseframeofreferencethereaderviewstherelationship.Infact,thestoryis verywell-crafted -- everythingseemscleverandeasygoing,thesharpdialogues areapleasure(andprobablytoocooltobecontained within punctuationmarks). Icouldn'thelpbeingaffected by hercraft,her wordsstrungtogether insimplesentencescouldbuildupsuchyearningandcomplexity.Rooneyalsoexploresthethemeofdeathwhichis ordinaryand fascinating butputsintoperspectivetheurgency ofclaspingontoloveandlife.Overall,Ifoundit absorbing yet Ican'tsayitwas memorable.Apartfromtheeffortlesswriting,Icouldn't salvage muchfromthisbriefexperience. Thestorycanbereadhere,hardlya10minaffair.https://granta.com/mr-salary/P.S.:Afterreading Théodore'scomment, Iwasmullingoveranyirrelevantdescriptionsinthestoryand IrememberedthepartaboutthemwatchingTwinPeaksovertheweekend--adetailIthoughtsuperfluousatfirst,butnowIthinkitfitsinwiththestorybecauseofthefather-figureangle.MaybeIamoveranalyzingandits connectionwiththestorymayseemcontrivedtootherreaders; IgotexcitedbecauseI'mahugeTwinPeaksfan,sokindlyexcusethiseagernessonmypart. ...more flag 57likes · Like  · seereview Viewall29comments Dec21,2021 AmaliaGkavea ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: ireland, irish-literature, favorites, christmas, short-stories, women-s-literature, contemporary, winter, dublin, european-literature ‘’Itwasinmynaturetoabsorblargevolumesofinformationduringtimesofdistress,likeIcouldmasterthedistressthroughintellectualdominance.’’ AyoungwomanreturnstoDublinfromBoston.Herfatherisseriouslyillandherheartisinacriticalconditionbecauseshehasbeeninlovewithherbestfriendforyears.Ifyouthoughtthatunrequitedloveisdifficult,tryanon-again-off-againrelationship… ‘’Myloveforhimfeltsototalandsoannihilatingthatitwasoftenimpo ‘’Itwasinmynaturetoabsorblargevolumesofinformationduringtimesofdistress,likeIcouldmasterthedistressthroughintellectualdominance.’’ AyoungwomanreturnstoDublinfromBoston.Herfatherisseriouslyillandherheartisinacriticalconditionbecauseshehasbeeninlovewithherbestfriendforyears.Ifyouthoughtthatunrequitedloveisdifficult,tryanon-again-off-againrelationship… ‘’Myloveforhimfeltsototalandsoannihilatingthatitwasoftenimpossibleformetoseehimclearlyatall.Ifheleftmylineofsightformorethanafewseconds,Icouldn’tevenrememberwhathisfacelookedlike.’’ CanLoveanditstroublesbecontainedwithin20pages?Youbettheycan.Thisisamelancholic,tender,sadstoryofthatkindoflovethatcan’tseemtofinditswayhome,ofdoubtsanddisappointments.Oftheimpactourfamilyhasonourdeepestfeelings.Ofbeinginloveandfightingforit.Ofhavingthecouragetoadmitit.ThisisDublin.BeautifulandvibrantandChristmasy.AndthisisLove. ‘’Wewerepredictabletoeachother,liketwohalvesofthesamebrain.Outsidetherestaurantwindowithadstartedtosleet,andundertheorangestreetlights,thewetflakeslookedlikepunctuationmarks.Ijustwanttoknowyouloveme.’’ Myreviewscanalsobefoundonhttps://theopinionatedreaderblog.word... ...more flag 54likes · Like  · seereview Dec30,2020 karen ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: bing-bong-bing-bong, hey-shorty, 2020-short-story-advent-calendar WELCOMETODECEMBERPROJECT!thisexplanation/introwillbepostedbeforeeachday’sshortstory.scrolldowntogettothestory-review.thisistheFIFTHyearofmedoingashortstoryadventcalendarasmydecemberproject.forthoseofyounewtomeorthisendeavor,here’stheskinny:everydayindecember,iwillbereadingashortstorythatis1)availablefreesomewhereoninternet,and2)listedongoodreadsasitsowndiscreteentity.therewillbelinksprovidedforthoseofyouwholi WELCOMETODECEMBERPROJECT!thisexplanation/introwillbepostedbeforeeachday’sshortstory.scrolldowntogettothestory-review.thisistheFIFTHyearofmedoingashortstoryadventcalendarasmydecemberproject.forthoseofyounewtomeorthisendeavor,here’stheskinny:everydayindecember,iwillbereadingashortstorythatis1)availablefreesomewhereoninternet,and2)listedongoodreadsasitsowndiscreteentity.therewillbelinksprovidedforthoseofyouwholiketoread(orlistento)shortstoriesforfree,andalsoforthoseofyouwhohavewildlyoverestimatedhowmanybooksyoucanreadinayearandarefreakingoutaboutnotmeetingyour2020reading-challengegoals.ihavebeengatheringlinksallyearwhentastylittletaleshavepoppedintomyfeed,butiwillalsoacceptadditionalsuggestions,aslongastheymeetmyaforementioned1),2)standards,becauseihavenotcompiledasmanyasusualthisyear.INADDITION,thismaybethelastyearidothisprojectsinceGRhasalreadydeletedthepagesforseveralofthestoriesi'vereadinpreviousyearswithoutwarning,leavingmewithabunchofmissingreviewsandbrokenlinks,whichmakesmefeelshitty.becauseidon'thavealotoftimetowaste,i'mnotgoingtobotherwritingmuchinthewayofreviewsforthese,incasegrdecidestoscrap'emagain.2020hasleftmeutterlywrungoutandiapologizeforwhat'sleftofme.iamdoingmybest.DECEMBER30:MR.SALARY-SALLYROONEYoh,man.thisissuchatenderandvulnerablelovestory.becausethereaderonlygetsthefemalePOV,it'salsoalittlepainfulanduncertain,tryingtoreadbetweenthelinesofhiswordsandactions;theirsharedpast,notknowingwhathe'sthinkingorfeeling,tryingtogaugehislevelofinvestmentandunsurewhetherweshouldbefeelingsorryforherornot.which,basically,putsusinthesameemotionalboatastheprotagonist;spinningintheinsecurityoftherelationship.deftandauthenticbones,here.ireadoneofhershortstorieslastyearforthisproject(don'tgolookingforit,it'soneofthereviewsgoodreadsDELETED,beforeputtingthebookbackup,soiCOULDrestoreit,ifiwasn'tfeelingsooncebitten/twiceshyaboutit.stilldebatingwhetherit'sworthmytimetorestoreallthedeletedreviews).inanycase,thisstorymakesmewanttojumponthesallyrooneytrainandreadthosetwobookseveryoneisalwaysgoingnutsover.it'salsoaCHRISTMASstory,sortof,whichwasanunexpectedtreatasicontinuetograspatfestivefeelingsinthishorrorshowofayear.readitforfreehereDECEMBER1:PG-COURTNEYSUMMERSDECEMBER2:THEJUMPINGMONKEYHILL-CHIMAMANDANGOZIADICHIEDECEMBER3:ORIGINSTORY-T.KINGFISHERDECEMBER4:THEGREATSILENCE-TEDCHIANGDECEMBER5:ACLEANSWEEPWITHALLTHETRIMMINGSDECEMBER6:BOREDWORLD-ANDYWEIRDECEMBER7:VAMPIRE-ROBERTCOOVERDECEMBER8:ASTATEMENTINTHECASE-THEODORAGOSSDECEMBER9:STET-SARAHGAILEYDECEMBER10:MARGOT'SROOM:EMILYCARROLLDECEMBER11:HORRORSTORY-CARMENMARIAMACHADODECEMBER12:TERRAIN-GENEVIEVEVALENTINEDECEMBER13:IFATFIRSTYOUDON'TSUCCEED,TRY,TRYAGAIN-ZENCHODECEMBER14:GHOUL-GEORGESAUNDERSDECEMBER15:DURINGTHEDANCE-MARKLAWRENCEDECEMBER16:CLEARINGTHEBONES-CELESTENGDECEMBER17:THEWAITER'SWIFE-ZADIESMITHDECEMBER18:DEMOLITION-FIONAMCFARLANEDECEMBER19:NOPERIOD-HARRYTURTLEDOVEDECEMBER20:DON'TLEAVEMEALONE-GGDECEMBER21:RUB-A-DUB-DUB-TONYMILLIONAIREDECEMBER22:HANSAANDGRETYLANDPIECEOFSHIT-REBECCACURTISDECEMBER23:BRIDESICLE-WILLMCINTOSHDECEMBER24:I,CTHULHU,OR,WHAT'SATENTACLE-FACEDTHINGLIKEMEDOINGINASUNKENCITYLIKETHIS(LATITUDE47°9'S,LONGITUDE126°43'W)?-NEILGAIMANDECEMBER25:CHRISTMASTALE-MARKLAWRENCEDECEMBER26:THEMONSTERSOFHEAVEN-NATHANBALLINGRUDDECEMBER27:TWODREAMSONTRAINS-ELIZABETHBEARDECEMBER28:THEMARTIANSCLAIMCANADA-MARGARETATWOODDECEMBER29:UNDERTHEWAVE-LAURENGROFFDECEMBER31:A/S/L-EMMACLINEcometomyblog! ...more flag 39likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Jan04,2019 Hanne ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: readwomen, shortstories, faber-stories Ifuckinglovedthis-thisismyprofessionalopinionasabookseller. flag 38likes · Like  · seereview Oct02,2021 ellie ratedit reallylikedit "Myloveforhimfeltsototalandsoannihilatingthatitwasoftenimpossibleformetoseehimclearlyatall." ihadtoreadthisforoneofmyclasses...butnowimlow-keyobsessedandwantthistobeafull-lengthnovel,pleaseandthanku😌 "Myloveforhimfeltsototalandsoannihilatingthatitwasoftenimpossibleformetoseehimclearlyatall." ihadtoreadthisforoneofmyclasses...butnowimlow-keyobsessedandwantthistobeafull-lengthnovel,pleaseandthanku😌 ...more flag 36likes · Like  · seereview Viewall4comments Jul04,2019 Olivera ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: honorable-mentions, 2019, short-stories-and-collections Iamgoingtoreadeverythingthiswomanwrites. flag 35likes · Like  · seereview Dec09,2021 daphpink♡ ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: 4-star IdecidedtostartreadingSallyRooney'snovelssoIcouldjointhebandwagon,butIdidn'tknowwheretobegin,soIchosehershortfictionatrandom,andohboy,this20-pageshortstorypsychedmeupsomuch.Iadoredherportrayaloftheflawedmaincharacter,aswellastherelatabilityandmonologues.Iamblownaway.I'msureI'llbereadingmoreofherbooksinthenearfuture.. IdecidedtostartreadingSallyRooney'snovelssoIcouldjointhebandwagon,butIdidn'tknowwheretobegin,soIchosehershortfictionatrandom,andohboy,this20-pageshortstorypsychedmeupsomuch.Iadoredherportrayaloftheflawedmaincharacter,aswellastherelatabilityandmonologues.Iamblownaway.I'msureI'llbereadingmoreofherbooksinthenearfuture.. ...more flag 35likes · Like  · seereview Apr13,2020 Hannah ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: short-stories, loved-it Rooneyisjusttoogood. flag 28likes · Like  · seereview Jan08,2019 Gumble'sYard-GoldenReviewer ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: 2019 SallyRooney’sliterarycareerstartedwithheressayoncompetitivedebatinghttps://thedublinreview.com/article/e...Butthenreceivedaconsiderableboostfromhershortlistingforthe2017SundayTimes/EFGShortStoryAward–the“richestprizeforasingleshortstoryintheEnglishlanguage,worth£30,000tothewinner”.2017wastheyearinwhichshewasmadeSundayTimesYoungWriteroftheYear,wasappointededitoroftheStingingFlymagazine,andpublishedherdebutnovel“Conversation SallyRooney’sliterarycareerstartedwithheressayoncompetitivedebatinghttps://thedublinreview.com/article/e...Butthenreceivedaconsiderableboostfromhershortlistingforthe2017SundayTimes/EFGShortStoryAward–the“richestprizeforasingleshortstoryintheEnglishlanguage,worth£30,000tothewinner”.2017wastheyearinwhichshewasmadeSundayTimesYoungWriteroftheYear,wasappointededitoroftheStingingFlymagazine,andpublishedherdebutnovel“ConversationswithFriends”(whichwasofcoursefollowedin2018bythemulti-awardwinning“NormalPeople”).TheshortstoryforwhichshewasshortlistedfortheSundayTimesawardthereforemarksaninterestingvignetteintotheobservationalandwritingskillofthisAusten-for-the-Millennialgeneration(myphrase)ortheFirstGreatMillennialNovelist(astheNewYorkersaidhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...)Itisfreelyavailable(https://lithub.com/a-prodigal-daughte...)buthasbeenpublishedaspartoftheFaberstoriescollection-.Ienjoyedandappreciatedeachof: Nathan’sphysicalclosenesshadasedativeeffectonme,andaswemovedfromshoptoshop,timeskimmedpastuslikeaniceskaterTheylaughed,butatwhat?Itwasmyjoke,soIcouldn’taskthem.TheyhatedeachotherandImediatedtheirmutualhatredinawaythatmademefeelsuccessfullyfeminine LOL@ Ihadreadthatinfantanimalsformedattachmentstoinappropriatethingssometimes,likefalconsfallinginlovewiththeirhumanbreeders,orpandaswithzookeepers,thingslikethat.IoncesentNathanalistofarticlesaboutthisphenomenon.MaybeIshouldn’thavecometoyourchristening,hereplied. Wincedinrecognition(duetoaninfamouspurplesuitcase,disparagedbyseniorinsuranceexecutivesworldwide)at Iwastryingtocarry[mysuitcase]withadegreeofirony. Andmuchmorepainfullyidentifiedwiththissceneofvisitinganill,olderrelativeinhospital hecouldn’tseemtoremember.Hemovedhisthumbsbackandforthcompulsively,firstoneway,thenanother. ...more flag 23likes · Like  · seereview Viewall9comments Dec29,2020 CarolynMarieReads ratedit reallylikedit AMAZINGSallyRooneyisatitagain!!!Inthisshort33pagestoryshebeautifullydiscusseslife,death,andlove!Herwritingissodistinctivelyhers,succinct,andfullofpurpose!It'salsoironicallysetaroundChristmas,soperfecttimingonmypart!!! AMAZINGSallyRooneyisatitagain!!!Inthisshort33pagestoryshebeautifullydiscusseslife,death,andlove!Herwritingissodistinctivelyhers,succinct,andfullofpurpose!It'salsoironicallysetaroundChristmas,soperfecttimingonmypart!!! ...more flag 20likes · Like  · seereview Nov19,2021 persephone☾ ratedit likedit Shelves: contemporary, someone-needs-therapy, no-plot-just-vibes WHY.WAS.IT.SO.SHORT??i'mstarvedma'am,youneedtofeedme:' WHY.WAS.IT.SO.SHORT??i'mstarvedma'am,youneedtofeedme:' ...more flag 19likes · Like  · seereview Nov17,2019 Sara ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Forashortstorythiswasprettygood-Ididn'twantittoendandifoundthewritingandtheplotprettyeasytogetinto! Forashortstorythiswasprettygood-Ididn'twantittoendandifoundthewritingandtheplotprettyeasytogetinto! ...more flag 19likes · Like  · seereview Feb17,2019 DavidJ ratedit itwasok Shelves: purchased-2019, short-stories, my-library, anticipated-2019 2.5Everyone’sbeenravingaboutSallyRooney,soIdecidedtotakealookatoneofhershortstories,“MrSalary.”I’mnotsureifthatwasthebestapproach,though,asIdon’treallyhaveanythingtocomparethisto.Iprobablyshould’vesoughtoutoneofhernovelsfirst,buthereweare.ThisstorycentersonSukie,herdyingfatherwithdementia,andhermucholderroommateNathan(thetitularMrSalary)withwhomsheisinlove.ThemostinterestingaspectofthisisRooney’sjuxtaposition 2.5Everyone’sbeenravingaboutSallyRooney,soIdecidedtotakealookatoneofhershortstories,“MrSalary.”I’mnotsureifthatwasthebestapproach,though,asIdon’treallyhaveanythingtocomparethisto.Iprobablyshould’vesoughtoutoneofhernovelsfirst,buthereweare.ThisstorycentersonSukie,herdyingfatherwithdementia,andhermucholderroommateNathan(thetitularMrSalary)withwhomsheisinlove.ThemostinterestingaspectofthisisRooney’sjuxtapositionofloveanddeath.Imean,afterall,lovekills,right?Sukieisseekinglovenotonlyfromherfather,whomostofthetimedoesn’tevenrecognizeher,butalsofromherroommate,whodoesn’tquitewantthekindofrelationshipshedoes.Itmakesforasadcharacter,whichI’mnormallyabout.However,wedon’treallygettoseethatandthat’sdueentirelytotheformat.Andeventhoughthattropehascomeuptimeandagain,Istillwishwecould’vegottenmoreofthat.Maybeshecould’vepresentedanewlightonit.Therereallyisn’tanythingwrongwiththestory—andIdon’twanttogivetoomuchaway—buttheredoesn’tseemlikethere’smuchtochewon.Thewritingisfineandit’sveryeasytoread,butthere’snotmuchbywayofcharacterization—oratleastnotenoughforwhatIgenerallywant.Nevertheless,I’mstillgoingtocheckouthernovelsandhopethatIlikethembetter.Notabadread,but... ...more flag 18likes · Like  · seereview May07,2019 VladislavaDukhovnaya ratedit itwasamazing Simplelanguage.Butdifficultfeelings.Beautifulstoryaboutpaintfulattraction.Itwashardtostopreadingandleaveatleastapartofstoryforlater.Can’twaittostartreadingthenextbookoftheauthor. flag 16likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Sep24,2019 Tatevik ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: read-in-2019, format-kindle, authors-rooney ThethingaboutMissSallyRooneyhere...Iloveher.Fewauthorscanbragaboutit,andshecanjusthaveahugetabloidwithredlettersormaybeIshoulddothat... flag 15likes · Like  · seereview Viewall4comments Dec09,2020 m. ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: 4-stars, favorites, 2021, 2020 It'snotagoodidea,Nathansaid.Whynot?You'reinlovewithme,aren'tyou?Infamously.thisismyfavoriteofsallyrooney'swork.takethatasyouwill. It'snotagoodidea,Nathansaid.Whynot?You'reinlovewithme,aren'tyou?Infamously.thisismyfavoriteofsallyrooney'swork.takethatasyouwill. ...more flag 15likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Jun23,2019 Hans ratedit reallylikedit Anenjoyableshortstory.What'smoreorlesscleartothereaderfromthestartonlybecomescleartoSukieandNathanattheendofthistale.Thetensionbuildsupnicelytothisrevelation. Anenjoyableshortstory.What'smoreorlesscleartothereaderfromthestartonlybecomescleartoSukieandNathanattheendofthistale.Thetensionbuildsupnicelytothisrevelation. ...more flag 14likes · Like  · seereview Aug08,2020 Jennifer ratedit likedit Shelves: short-stories ThisshortstoryfeelslikeanexercisethatledtoNormalPeople,andisreallyonlyworthreadingifyou’reaRooneyfanand/orinterestedinthewritingprocess. flag 31likes · Like  · seereview Aug20,2021 EmmaGriffioen ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: 2021-reads thiswomancouldgivemehergrocerylistsandi’dreadthem.idowishthiswasawholebookthough!!i’mgettingsoexcitedforbeautifulworld,whereareyou!!! flag 14likes · Like  · seereview Viewall7comments Jun13,2019 l. addedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: buddy-reads, literary-fiction, adult, short-stories IloveSallyRooney’swritingsomuch,therereallyarenowordsinexistencethatcoulddothatlovejustice.//buddyre-readwithmySally-Rooney-adoring-soulmate<3Blog|Twitter|Instagram|Tumblr| Bloglovin’ IloveSallyRooney’swritingsomuch,therereallyarenowordsinexistencethatcoulddothatlovejustice.//buddyre-readwithmySally-Rooney-adoring-soulmate<3Blog|Twitter|Instagram|Tumblr| Bloglovin’ ...more flag 13likes · Like  · seereview Dec28,2019 KatieLong ratedit itwasamazing IsavedthisforaslongasIcouldbecauseIknewitwouldonlymakememoredesperateforanewnovel.Andyep,Iwasright. flag 12likes · Like  · seereview Apr24,2020 LucyDacus ratedit likedit Toobrieftocareaboutanyofthecharacters,butherothertwowereslowburnsforme,soI'msurethisonewould'vebeentooifwentonlonger. Toobrieftocareaboutanyofthecharacters,butherothertwowereslowburnsforme,soI'msurethisonewould'vebeentooifwentonlonger. ...more flag 12likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Jan07,2019 PaulFulcher ratedit itwasok  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: 2019 SallyRooneyisarguablytheliterarystarofthemoment,butIcanonlyassumeI'mthewronggenerationasonthestrengthofthisandanextractfromherCostaPrizewinningNormalPeople,I'venoideawhy.Thestorywaspublishedoriginallysometimeagoandisavailableinvariousplaces:https://lithub.com/a-prodigal-daughte...https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/bo...The24yearoldnarratorreturnsfromtheUStoIrelandwheresheismetattheairportbyNathan,15yearsolder,withwhomshe SallyRooneyisarguablytheliterarystarofthemoment,butIcanonlyassumeI'mthewronggenerationasonthestrengthofthisandanextractfromherCostaPrizewinningNormalPeople,I'venoideawhy.Thestorywaspublishedoriginallysometimeagoandisavailableinvariousplaces:https://lithub.com/a-prodigal-daughte...https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/bo...The24yearoldnarratorreturnsfromtheUStoIrelandwheresheismetattheairportbyNathan,15yearsolder,withwhomshehasanoddrelationship:Nathan’soldersisterwasmarriedtoanuncleofmine,that’showIendedupmovinginwithhim.Iwas19then.Hewas34andhadabeautifultwo-bedroomapartmentwherehelivedalonewithagranite-toppedkitchenisland.Atthetimeheworkedforastart-upthatdeveloped“behaviouralsoftware,”whichhadsomethingtodowithfeelingsandconsumerresponsiveness.Nathantoldmeheonlyhadtomakepeoplefeelthings:makingthembuythingscamelateronintheprocess.AtsomepointthecompanyhadbeenboughtoutbyGoogle,andnowtheyallmadehilarioussalariesandworkedinabuildingwithexpensivehanddryersinthebathroom....Youdon’thaveanynewsyou’vebeenwaitingtotellmeinperson,doyou?hesaid.Dopeopledothat?Youdon’thavelikeasecrettattoooranything?IwouldhaveattacheditasaJPEG,Isaid.Believeme.Hewasreversingoutoftheparkingspaceandontotheneatlitavenueleadingtotheexit.IpulledmyfeetupontothepassengerseatsothatIcouldhugmykneesagainstmychestuncomfortably.Why?Isaid.Doyouhavenews?Yeahyeah,Ihaveagirlfriendnow.Iturnedmyheadtofacehimextremelyslowly,onedegreeafteranother,likeIwasacharacterinslowmotioninahorrorfilm.What?Isaid.Actuallywe’regettingmarried.Andshe’spregnant.ThenIturnedmyfacebacktostareatthewindshield.Theredbrakelightsofthecarinfrontsurfacedthroughtheicelikeamemory.OK,funny,Isaid.Yourjokesarealwaysveryhumorous.Icouldhaveagirlfriend.Hypothetically.Butthenwhatwouldwejokeabouttogether?IsthatthecoatIboughtyou?hesaid.Yes.Iwearittoremindmethatyou’rereal.Nathanrolledhiswindowdownandinsertedaticketintothemachine.ThroughNathan’swindowthenightairwasdeliciousandfrosty.Helookedoveratmeagainafterherolleditup.I’msohappytoseeyouI’mhavingtroubletalkinginmynormalaccent,hesaid.That’sOK.Iwashavingalotoffantasiesaboutyouontheplane.Ilookforwardtohearingthem.Doyouwanttopickupsomefoodonthewayhome?andcarriesoninthatveinforamercifullybriefnumberofpages. ...more flag 11likes · Like  · seereview «previous123456789…next» newtopicDiscussThisBook Therearenodiscussiontopicsonthisbookyet. 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