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Normal People by Sally Rooney

135 reviews

ale15sousa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Pregnancy

girlgetsbook's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Literally like what else can I even say about this book that wasn't already said before? I went in thinking I was going to hate it based solely on me not enjoying exciting times that much, they say the book was Sally Rooney-esque, however I have never been happier to be wrong, this book hit every one of my check-list boxes including the ones I didn't know existed. It is a compelling story about damaged kids trying to fit in a hostile world whilst hanging on to each other throughout the years, it's about love, affection but also raw friendship. Even myself, an aro/ace person can appreciate reading more than 200 pages about people pinning and miscommunicating if done correctly, and Sally Rooney did it. I've tried to read this book in 2020 which feels like ages ago and I'm so glad I put it down back then, otherwise I wouldn't have appreciated it as much as I appreciated now 2 years and many complex connections both failed and successful later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

gabedon's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcohol

chaoticweevil's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Racism, and War

xarifilm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

i feel like this book might be a hit or miss and for me it was definitely a hit. i think this book was one my favourites that i’ve read this year so far. rooney has a very simple way of writing that i find very elegant; she’s able to describe very specific feelings which helped me feel so much more connected to the characters.

it was a little hard for me to get into it first cause i’m used to reading fantasy/dystopia/scifi books that are very action-packed. it was nice to read something i’m not very used to.

it was also refreshing to read a book that i didn’t feel like i had to rush through. it had that effect on me for some reason: i didn’t feel like i needed to finish it as soon as possible. i could go as slowly as i wanted and just savour it. i wasn’t reading for escapism, i was reading to enjoy it. i haven’t felt that way about a book in a very long time. i'll definitely be picking up more of rooney's books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Misogyny

savannahrb's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Classism

claranasman02's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

cutepatzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

Its not bad book, but to be perfect she misses a bit. I very much like the character development. The topicks that this book talks about.  Marianne is amazing character very good making her job by showing how self esteem is important and also Connell (even when he is an asshole sometimes) its also amazing show how his problems make people behave in sorting way. Amazing book showing how two people with different background but similar problems can become comfortable for each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Self harm and Sexism

_mariethln's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I finished “Normal People” a week ago and I needed some time to sort my thoughts before writing a review. 
I actually didn’t enjoy reading the novel at all. It’s not the typical feel-good romance, the characters are “broken” in some way, most relationships are extremely toxic and I took me quite a while to get used to the lack of quotation marks. While reading, I felt like this was one of the worst books I’ve read in the last months. However, I just couldn’t put it down, I had to read it. I must admit that I was expecting a totally different story than the one told in the novel but after having accepted my wrong expectations, I understood that the story and the way it is told by Rooney is in fact brilliant. 

I’m also not a fan of open endings. I always want to know where characters end up (what they’re doing, who is with them etc.). I want to know what Marianne’s and Connell’s lives look like later but I feel like the ending chosen by Rooney is the one that fits the best as real life also doesn’t end when everything is perfect. Life always goes on and so does Marianne and Connell’s story. The ending shows that they’re still the same people as they are in the beginning but have still changed during the novel.

“Normal people” captures real life. It’s emotionally draining, it’s sad but it’s real. As I said, it’s not a typical feel-good romance. However, it’s definitely worth reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Domestic abuse

periwinkle000's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, Abortion, and Death of parent