Welcome to The Req Room! In our first ever episode, we dive deep into Conversations with Friends (2017), the debut novel from Irish literary wunderkind Sally Rooney. Is Rooney really the "First Great Millennial Author"? While trying to answer the question, we call for more PCOS representation, wonder why some people send memes in emails, bawl over the difficulties of getting started as a writer, and discuss how Rooney's writing revamps some of the most timeless themes in English language literature.
tw: descriptions of self-harm (from 1:09:43 to 1:11:56); cw: spoilers
Show notes: Emily Temple's Let’s All Stop Pigeonholing Sally Rooney as a “Millennial Writer” on LitHub
Our theme music: 64 Sundays by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/
