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canisand's review against another edition
4.0
I liked how it seemed to be just another glimpse into their lives. They weren’t together at this point, tying into the open-ended finale of Normal People. They were simply existing the way they always do
fayetree's review against another edition
4.0
read this because i love ‘Normal People’ and needed to see my girls again. someone said it was like an epilogue, but considering this came before it doesn’t feel like that at all. trying to image this coming after the events of the novel doesn’t feel right, none the less i can still see how the connell & marianne i know and love were developed from these characters and this story and it’s always so interesting to me (as a wanna be writer) to see how the books i love came to be. i have many a first draft stories that start out COMPLETELY different to the end product so i LOVED this !!
laurenkara's review
5.0
might make normal people my entire personality again just for something to do
twiceassunny's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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
4.25
Wow, another great one by my Queen Sally Rooney! I relate to Marianne, that unrequited love that hurts, and how she is willing to appreciate crumbs from Connell just because she'd rather have something than nothing, ugh. I wanted to cry for her. Connell seems to slowly realize that he feels something other than sexual intimacy for her through the stroy, and it left me having a form of hope for them as a couple, despite not wanting Marianne to take him after all the years of being sidelined. I have so much more I could say about this 10 page story, its wild. Thats just what Sally awakens in me haha.
ljutavidra's review
3.0
Znate ono kad žvaćete žvakaću pa na početku uživate u njenom intenzivnom (doduše veštačkom) ukusu, ali vrlo brzo taj ukus nestane i ostanete samo sa bljutavom i pomalo gadnom masom u ustima?
Tako bih nekako opisala svoj doživljaj sa Sali Runi. (Btw, kad smo se svi to kolektivno dogovorili da je Sally Sali, a ne Seli? Jesam propustila taj memo?)
Iskreno, Conversations with Friends mi i dalje ostaju najbolji, kao i kratka priča [b:Concord 34|50739397|Concord 34|Sally Rooney|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560628183l/50739397._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71311992]. E sad, da li je to bio slučaj kao sa žvakom, pa mi je prvi susret bio najbolji ili ne, ne znam. Samo znam da mi se veoma dopada njen neobavezujući stil pisanja, ali prosto ne mogu da svarim teme o kojim piše.
I ja kukam za knjigama gde ima likova koji su u svojim dvadesetim (iz kojih polako izlazim, ali to sad nije tema ovde, pssst), ali htela bih ipak malo... šta znam, realnije događaje? Da ne upotrebim termin "relatable". Naravno, ima ljudi koji se sa ovim apsolutno rilejtuju na sve moguće načine, ali nisam u toj grupi. I žao mi je što ne mogu i da tom nivou da uživam u Salinim/Selinim knjigama. Ne moram uvek da se pokopčam sa likovima da bih uživala u nekom delu (hvala bogu), ali nekako imam utisak da za njena dela morate da se baš poklopite i emotivno i mentalno s likovima. Ne možete da budete samo pasivni posmatrač, jer će vam nedostajati to nešto za potpuni ugođaj.
Tako bih nekako opisala svoj doživljaj sa Sali Runi. (Btw, kad smo se svi to kolektivno dogovorili da je Sally Sali, a ne Seli? Jesam propustila taj memo?)
Iskreno, Conversations with Friends mi i dalje ostaju najbolji, kao i kratka priča [b:Concord 34|50739397|Concord 34|Sally Rooney|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560628183l/50739397._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71311992]. E sad, da li je to bio slučaj kao sa žvakom, pa mi je prvi susret bio najbolji ili ne, ne znam. Samo znam da mi se veoma dopada njen neobavezujući stil pisanja, ali prosto ne mogu da svarim teme o kojim piše.
I ja kukam za knjigama gde ima likova koji su u svojim dvadesetim (iz kojih polako izlazim, ali to sad nije tema ovde, pssst), ali htela bih ipak malo... šta znam, realnije događaje? Da ne upotrebim termin "relatable". Naravno, ima ljudi koji se sa ovim apsolutno rilejtuju na sve moguće načine, ali nisam u toj grupi. I žao mi je što ne mogu i da tom nivou da uživam u Salinim/Selinim knjigama. Ne moram uvek da se pokopčam sa likovima da bih uživala u nekom delu (hvala bogu), ali nekako imam utisak da za njena dela morate da se baš poklopite i emotivno i mentalno s likovima. Ne možete da budete samo pasivni posmatrač, jer će vam nedostajati to nešto za potpuni ugođaj.
lucyphilpott's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
damagedglories's review
4.0
—four and a half stars
i wanted to read the beginnings of sally rooney’s journey of these characters and honestly it’s a wonderful starting point. seeing how she developed connell and marianne into the characters we know today is so cool; seeing what she kept with our two characters and what she didn’t. i saw people say that this would make a wonderful epilogue to the book and it would… if you hate optimism and happy endings????
i don’t know, the way the book ended i just cant ever see marianne and connell reverting to these ways again, all i’ll say is there’s a reason why the book doesn’t have/need an epilogue and why this the beginning of sally’s journey of what would later become normal people.
i wanted to read the beginnings of sally rooney’s journey of these characters and honestly it’s a wonderful starting point. seeing how she developed connell and marianne into the characters we know today is so cool; seeing what she kept with our two characters and what she didn’t. i saw people say that this would make a wonderful epilogue to the book and it would… if you hate optimism and happy endings????
i don’t know, the way the book ended i just cant ever see marianne and connell reverting to these ways again, all i’ll say is there’s a reason why the book doesn’t have/need an epilogue and why this the beginning of sally’s journey of what would later become normal people.
valsandov_'s review
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0