Questions About Intermezzo

by Sally Rooney (Goodreads Author)

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Does anyone have a medical opinion about what kind of injury Sylvia sustained in her accident that prevented her from being able to have penetrative sex?

Maine Mom I thought that whole plotline was very odd since she is able to experience sexual pleasure and if Peter loved and needed her as much as he clearly doe…moreI thought that whole plotline was very odd since she is able to experience sexual pleasure and if Peter loved and needed her as much as he clearly does then surely they could find a way to intimacy.(less)

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I wonder if I was the only one who found the sex scenes in this particularly tedious and really doing nothing to advance the plot. All that putting hands inside underwears and finding it wet- why even bother?

Maine Mom Haha I found the opposite...I felt as if the only time the characters actually experienced any deep feeling was during sex...the rest of the time they…moreHaha I found the opposite...I felt as if the only time the characters actually experienced any deep feeling was during sex...the rest of the time they seemed so distanced, although I guess it's part of Rooney's style in that the intense detailed observation seems distancing.(less)

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Why Margaret calls the dog "little Alexander" at one point? Alexei and Alexander are two completely different names.