One of the blurbs for this book says it "demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting" and I absolutely should have paid attention to that note because I started this at 10pm and then could not stop reading until it was done. Almost immediately, I wanted to pick it up and start again. Rooney captures the intensity of young love in a way that often feels like a gut punch of familiarity; Connell and Marianne are such deeply flawed people, but their vulnerability for and with each other is haunting and lovely. Very beautiful.