Reviews

Normal People by Sally Rooney

fromthemoontillsaturn's review against another edition

1.0

I read somewhere on Twitter where a person called Sally Rooney "the rupi kaur of yt ppl" and honestly this is it. 200 pages of mindless mumbling,boring, quirky characters who surround themselves with an air of sophistication of name dropping authors like Karl Marx and James Baldwin, yet live in a comfortable posh lifestyle. I picked this book up for some escapism and honestly I had to drop it after reaching the middle bc the growing frustration I had at the characters and their inability to fucking communicate overcame my desire to read further. So I just scanned through wikipedia and was super pissed that the ending was so blurred. Honestly, take out the incessant drinking and smoking and useless sex scenes and their poor communication skills, and the book would only be 10 pages long.

readwithleigh's review against another edition

4.0

gut punch after gut punch, honestly

effiezd's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

rojangles's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cykelops's review against another edition

5.0

connell’s just like me fr

toodles2521's review against another edition

5.0

4'5/5
Relectura que sigue doliendo como la primera vez.
Las mismas emociones, el mismo cariño por los personajes y las mismas ganas de darles un par de hostias.

fairydust_on_the_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

melsakamess's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kariinareads's review against another edition

dark sad tense

4.0

jigs123's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

captures feelings I carry with myself being in my late teens anxiety is with me but changed than before less sickly and detained ( the first quarter) but with unease and a new attentiveness to my surroundings that I didn’t have before this book truly makes me feel seen from someone that liked to hide behind people like connell at school but also feels the same emptiness as Marianne at times totally a worthy read on a sofa with a cat in your lap like I did hope you have a good day whoever reads this 💕💕💕💕