Ellie’s Reviews > The Mandarins > Status Update

My, this book is hefty but it’s soooo delicious I’m spilling some pre-review thoughts because I must:

-fascinating characters even tho everyone sucks
-def inspired Sally Rooney, if Sally Rooney decided to write with 10x more words—the relationships, Marxism—I could make a Ted talk
-let’s talk psychoanalysis cuz there’s a lot to process
-this translator did an amazing job cuz the writing is chefs kiss