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The book is set to be adapted for television. The cast includes Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke, Alison Oliver, and Sasha Lane.

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The book is set to be has been [[Series/ConversationsWithFriends adapted for television. television]] as a Creator/{{Hulu}} Original. The cast includes Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke, Alison Oliver, Creator/AlisonOliver, Creator/SashaLane, Creator/JoeAlwyn and Sasha Lane.
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* FakeIrish: Unlike the ''Normal People'' adaptation in which Daisy Edgar-Jones was the only non-Irish cast member (and even so, her mum is from the North), Alison Oliver is the only Irish actor out of the main four.
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* BrokenPedestal: Bobbi and to a lesser degree Frances hold Melissa on a very high pedestal, which crumbles more and more during the course of the novel.

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* BrokenPedestal: Bobbi and to a lesser degree Frances hold Melissa on a very high pedestal, which crumbles more and more during the course of the novel. Also Bobbi seems to feel this way about Frances later on.
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* TheAlcoholic: Frances's father has drunk since she was a teenager. In the years before the novel starts, it became worse, paired with other mental diseases.

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* TheAlcoholic: Frances's father has drunk since she was a teenager. In the years before the novel starts, it became worse, paired with other mental diseases.illness.
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* RaisedCatholic: Frances and Bobbi both attended a catholic school, which meant that it was not taken well by their teachers and other students when they started dating.
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* FakeIrish: Unlike the ''Normal People'' adaptation in which Daisy Edgar-Jones was the only non-Irish cast member (and even so, her mum is from the North), Alison Oliver is the only Irish actor out of the main four.
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* AgeGapRomance: Frances Begins an affair with Nick who is considerably older than her.

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* AgeGapRomance: Frances Begins Frances, a 21-year-old university student, begins an affair with Nick Nick, who is considerably older than her.32.

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* LazyHusband: Played for drama. Owing to their depression and burnout disorder, [[spoiler:Nick was at times completely apathetic and barely moved anymore at home. In one incident, his wife Melissa found him on the sofa watching some soft porn TV show, and it's implied that he was merely watching it because he couldn't bother to reach out for the remote.]]


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* LazyHusband: Played for drama. Owing to their depression and burnout disorder, [[spoiler:Nick was at times completely apathetic and barely moved anymore at home. In one incident, his wife Melissa found him on the sofa watching some soft porn TV show, and it's implied that he was merely watching it because he couldn't bother to reach out for the remote.]]
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* LazyHusband: Played for drama. Owing to their depression and burnout disorder, [[spoiler:Nick was at times completely apathetic and barely moved anymore at home. In one incident, she found him on the sofa watching some soft porn TV show, and it's implied that he was merely watching it because he couldn't bother to reach out for the remote.]]

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* LazyHusband: Played for drama. Owing to their depression and burnout disorder, [[spoiler:Nick was at times completely apathetic and barely moved anymore at home. In one incident, she his wife Melissa found him on the sofa watching some soft porn TV show, and it's implied that he was merely watching it because he couldn't bother to reach out for the remote.]]
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* LazyHusband: Played for drama. Owing to their depression and burnout disorder, [[spoiler:Nick was at times completely apathetic and barely moved anymore at home. In one incident, she found him on the sofa watching some soft porn TV show, and it's implied that he was merely watching it because he couldn't bother to reach out for the remote.]]

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* ApatheticStudent: Frances is quite dilligent in her studies, but she claims multiple times that she doesn't have any plans for her future life. She even claimed that she doesn't see herself in a paid employment ever in her life.

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* ApatheticStudent: Frances is quite dilligent in her studies, but she claims multiple times that she doesn't have any plans for her future life. She even claimed that she doesn't see herself in a paid employment ever in her life.life.
---> '''Frances:''' ''I had no plans as to my future financial sustainability; I never wanted to earn money for doing anything.''
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* ApatheticStudent: Frances is quite dilligent in her studies, but she claims multiple times that she doesn't have any plans for her future life. She even claimed that she doesn't see herself in a paid employment ever in her life.


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* SafetyInIndifference: Frances, out of fear of getting hurt, acts towards Nick as if their affair doesn't mean anything to her, going as far as casually telling him about a Tinder hookup she had had. It's only when he tells her how much that hurt that she starts to openly show some emotion.
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* DoubleStandard: Bobbi openly admits to Frances that she kissed Melissa, but once she learns that Frances has an affair with Nick, she is jealous. Frances herself is even worse; she casually tells Nick about a Tinder hookup she has had, but gets jealous of Melissa - his ''wife''.
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* InterclassFriendship: Bobbi comes from a modest family and Frances from a poor one; in contrast, Melissa and Nick have both grown up in wealth.
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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: The first time Nick sleeps with Frances is when his wife Melissa is in London for work.
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* BrokenPedestal: Bobbi and to a lesser degree Frances hold Melissa on a very high pedestal, which crumbles more and more during the course of the novel.
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* TheAlcoholic: Frances's father has drunk since she was a teenager. In the years before the novel starts, it became worse, paired with other mental diseases.
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* RaisedCatholic: Frances and Bobbi both attended a catholic school, which meant that it was not taken well by their teachers and other students when they started dating.
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* EtTuBrute: Exagerrated. While in a delirial state, [[spoiler:Frances writes a story that revolves around her feelings and views for Bobbi, which she sells to a newspaper. Melissa, who Frances betrayed before with her affair to Nick, sends the text to Bobbi, who then ends her friendship to Frances.]]
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* Polyamory: The central theme of the book, in various shades. [[spoiler:the only combination of the four main characters that does not occur is Bobbi with Nick, as the former is not bisexual.]]

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* Polyamory: {{Polyamory}}: The central theme of the book, in various shades. [[spoiler:the [[spoiler:The only combination of the four main characters that does not occur is Bobbi with Nick, as the former is not bisexual.]]
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* Polyamory: The central theme of the book, in various shades. [[spoiler:the only combination of the four main characters that does not occur is Bobbi with Nick, as the former is not bisexual.]]
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* TeacherStudentRomance: Nick had one with his teacher in college. He makes it very clear that he was *not* the one in charge in this relationship.

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* TeacherStudentRomance: Nick had one with his teacher in college. He makes it very clear that he was *not* '' not'' the one in charge in this relationship.
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** Phlegmatic: Nick, who is at times displayed as submissive to self-abandonment towards his wife Melissa, mostly very shy and passive.

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** Phlegmatic: Nick, who is at times displayed as submissive to self-abandonment towards his wife Melissa, mostly very shy and passive.passive.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Nick had one with his teacher in college. He makes it very clear that he was *not* the one in charge in this relationship.
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* AmicableExes: Although Frances and Bobbi are broken up they still care deeply for each other and even work together performing poetry.

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* AmicableExes: Although Frances and Bobbi are broken up they still care deeply for each other and even work together performing poetry.poetry.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Sanguine: Bobbi, who instantly clicks with everyone, draws every conversation around herself, but is also very talkative and sometimes discloses personal information in inappropriate circumstances.
** Choleric: Melissa, who is quite extroverted as well, a complete workaholic and very bossy, especially towards her husband.
** Melancholic: Frances, a very introvert and detail-oriented person, leaning towards melancholy and mood-swings.
** Phlegmatic: Nick, who is at times displayed as submissive to self-abandonment towards his wife Melissa, mostly very shy and passive.
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The book is set to be adapted for television. The cast includes Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke, Alison Oliver, and Sasha Lane.
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!!Tropes present in ''Conversations with Friends'' include:

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!!Tropes present in ''Conversations with Friends'' include:include:
* AgeGapRomance: Frances Begins an affair with Nick who is considerably older than her.
* AmicableExes: Although Frances and Bobbi are broken up they still care deeply for each other and even work together performing poetry.
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''Conversations with Friends'' is a 2017 novel by Creator/SallyRooney.

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''Conversations with Friends'' is a 2017 novel by Creator/SallyRooney.
Creator/SallyRooney. The story features two Trinity College Dublin students, a B-list actor, and writer and photographer in a RelationshipRevolvingDoor LoveDodecahedron.
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''Conversations with Friends'' is a 2017 novel by Creator/SallyRooney.

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!!Tropes present in ''Conversations with Friends'' include:

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