Books Like "Conversations with Friends"

Matched to readers who loved Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

A mesmerizing debut about millennial intimacy, power dynamics, and the blurred lines between friendship and desire.

If you loved it, try these next

• My Education by Susan Choi — Explores similar themes of sexual awakening and complicated relationship dynamics among educated young adults.
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• The Idiot by Elif Batuman — Features a similarly introspective young woman navigating confusing relationships and intellectual pretensions in college.
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• Outline by Rachel Cusk — Shares Rooney's spare, observational prose style and focus on psychological interiority over plot.
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• Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess — Examines power imbalances in relationships with similar psychological complexity and emotional honesty.
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• The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer — Appeals to similar audiences interested in contemporary women's experiences and feminist themes.
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