"Thank God for Sally Rooney," says Sharon Horgan, the BAFTA-winning Irish actress and writer. "My eldest girl wasn't really a big reader, then she started reading Sally Rooney, and now she is." Horgan's admiration for Rooney highlights the author’s influence on fostering a reading culture within her family. It speaks to how one beloved author can ignite a passion for reading in others, bridging generational gaps.
Sally Rooney has inadvertently become a symbol of contemporary female authorship, reflecting society's obsession with the narratives of young women, rather than her unique literary contributions.