by Sally Rooney
Published 2019
Teenagers Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He's popular and well-adjusted, star of the school football team, while she is lonely, proud and intensely private. But when Connell comes to pick his mother up from her job at Marianne's house, a strange and indelible connection grows between the two teenagers - one they are determined to conceal.A year later, they're both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world, while Connell hangs on the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their time at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins tosearch for meaning elsewhere, each must confronthow far they are willing to go to save the other...
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An intimate and observant storyteller, capturing the nuanced emotional landscape and Irish setting of the novel.
American · Young · Female · Narrative Story · Relaxed
“This voice is intimate, calming, reflective, and emotive, perfectly matching the narrator's need to be intimate, calm, reflective, and gentle. While American, its tone is ideal.”
American · Young · Female · Narrative Story · Calm
“A soothing and warm voice designed for intimate, relaxing storytelling and calming narratives, aligning well with the narrator's intimate, calm, and gentle traits. Accent is American.”
Australian · Young · Female · Narrative Story · Calm
“Offers a warm, resonant, quietly intimate literary voice with deep emotional composure, suiting the narrator's intimate, calm, and measured qualities, despite an Australian accent.”
Initially confident and popular, his voice should evolve to reflect his shyness, uncertainty, and internal struggles, with a distinctly Irish inflection.
British · Young · Male · Narrative Story · Calm
“This calm, articulate British male voice with a measured pace and thoughtful tone is the closest available for Connell's calm, measured, thoughtful nature, and a British accent is the best substitute for Irish.”
African American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Mature
“A calm and steady voice with a warm tone and measured pace aligns with Connell's calm and measured attributes. The American accent and slightly reassuring tone are not ideal for conveying Irish inflection or deep vulnerability.”
American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Modulated
“A deep, resonant voice with a measured and thoughtful timbre, which fits Connell's calm, measured, and thoughtful traits. However, the American accent and authoritative tone are less ideal for his vulnerability.”
Her voice should convey her initial loneliness and privacy, transitioning to a complex mix of intellect, vulnerability, and self-destructive tendencies, with an Irish accent.
British · Middle Aged · Female · Narrative Story · Intense
“This bold, expressive, and intense voice can convey Marianne's intensity, complexity, and sharp intellect, with a British accent being the closest available to Irish.”
American · Young · Female · Narrative Story · Serious
“A young adult female voice with a mature, mysterious, and serious edge that can reflect Marianne's privacy, intensity, and underlying vulnerability, though the accent is American.”
American · Middle Aged · Female · Narrative Story · Sassy
“An intense female voice could represent Marianne's sharp and intense qualities, but the 'sassy' descriptor might not fully align with her private nature, and the American accent is a drawback.”