Reviews

Normal People by Sally Rooney

amcriah's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

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

4.0

dekstere's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

gaby_fer's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.25

tomnistler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

tanisha97's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

veronikar's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

sunshine1313's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

johanna661's review against another edition

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

2.5

beckeal's review against another edition

2.0

This rating’s extra subjective. I can recognize it was well written, but it was far and away tooooo borrring and depressing. I almost gave up on it multiple times. I wasn’t overly fond of either main character, and actively disliked them repeatedly throughout. And not in the good way. Disappointing. But if you like a kinda slow, character-driven plain ol’ life story and don’t mind it being depressing, you may like it.

lilyabryant's review against another edition

4.0

I understand the concept of this book and feel like it was great social commentary. The characters are portraying realities much larger than themselves and for that reason, I believe that the author did a good job.

However, I wasn’t a huge fan of a lot of things in Sally Rooney’s writing style and at times, it made it hard to keep enjoying the book on the same level.