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Persone normali by Sally Rooney

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naoml's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

I don't think I started to get it until pg 132 and I don't think I really got it until I read 175-190. I really wanted to love this, people say it's so good, and it has incredible moments. I personally didn't like the way dialogue was written, I found it hard to keep straight. Unsure how I feel about the ending, but would say it's worth a read

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jameserinoreads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Sometimes painfully relatable. As the author is Irish, so are her values and global political views, prepare to be triggered if you don't believe in human rights and socio-economic equality. I all seriousness, lovely read.

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aleilvandrea's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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ccrtb's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

tmi but it just so happened that i was hit with a depressive episode while reading this novel and it aggravated my depression lmao.

i adore the writing style. it isn't too embellished nor too plain. the characters are flawed and very real. the miscommunications that jeopardize their relationship make sense. my heart hurts about how mundane and banal these relationships are because people are out there having these exact problems.

my rating is a bit low despite enjoying the book--though enjoying is such a strange word to use since it really stressed me out emotionally--because of the ending. i had hoped that marianne would've healed a bit and not have acted so distrusting of connell.

i had hoped they wouldn't have to go through yet another huge bump in their relationship, but then again, marianne probably doesn't have any money to support herself in new york. i don't know. the fickleness of their relationship makes me so unbearably sad. but i suppose that's the point. their relationship is brittle because sometimes that's just how it is between people even when they're each other's persons.

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bookedandbusy's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was a re-read, and I forgot how much I adore this book ✨🌿 such a beautiful coming of age story that explores how hard it is to love yourself while also trying to love others. Marianne and Connell’s relationship is so complex and layered, and it really adds to the emotion.

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itsmemiana's review against another edition

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dark hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I'm not gonna lie, I first picked up this book because I found out the main character's name was Marianne which is the English (and french) version of my name, Mariana, and I never ever see my name anywhere so I felt like this was mandatory reading for me.

I kept going back and forth between 4 and 5 stars but I decided to settle for 5 stars because maybe there were one or two lines that I didn't like as much but that doesn't justify taking a whole star for me because I truly loved this book.

it's so beautifully written, with absolutely stunning lines. this was my first Sally Rooney book and I definitely intend on reading more of them.

but I can definitely see this book not being for everyone because the title is very literal, this is a book about normal people with normal lives, but to me it wasn't boring at all... Sally writes so beautifully that I couldn't find it boring for even a second.

I can't wait to read more from her.

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