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Who else has a major gripe about the character of Bobbi? She reads like an extreme parody of left-wing militant feminism, and yet Sally Rooney - or at least Frances - wants us to take her completely seriously, without any of her views or her attitude being challenged. Or is this - in some way - meant to be the "point" - that Frances is completely accepting of Bobbi, thus revealing Frances' own flaws.
Benjamin Eskola Perhaps part of the problem is that you interpret the political positions in question as 'extreme' and thus assume they must be parodic and that nobod…morePerhaps part of the problem is that you interpret the political positions in question as 'extreme' and thus assume they must be parodic and that nobody could genuinely believe these things. I certainly don't remember reading anything from either Bobbi or Frances that didn't seem like a genuine opinion somebody could seriously hold.

Of course, that's not the same as saying that the character (or characters) had no flaws: on the contrary, I think part of the issue is that Frances tended to idolize Bobbi, ignoring the ways in which Bobbi had hurt or mistreated her in the past, while also overlooking the ways which she in turn hurt or took advantage of Bobbi.(less)
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