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Normal People by Sally Rooney

176 reviews

reemoony's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense 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

4.0

I think the main thing that drew me in from the beginning is the characters. I didn’t understand why it was called normal people until i actually read it. It’s because they are, genuinely, normal people. They have their flaws and their strengths and they suffer. Connell and Marianne aren’t written like characters, they are written like people. They go through their lives, drifting to and from each other. The love lasts throughout, which is such a human concept. When you fall apart from someone, the feelings and things you had and experienced don't just go away, they stay with you.

I also like how flawed they were. Connell was not a good person and neither was Marianne, and I refuse to believe otherwise. They had good characteristics and did good things, but overall they were not good, but in reality, no one is.

Also, one last thing. The lack of quotation marks is what made this such a good read for me. It felt more natural. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Classism, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide

kitty_reads_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

I feel like I need to sit on this a while to make a final rating, but for now it’s 4 stars. I see this book as a window into people’s lives and relationships. It’s messy, but it feels like that was intentional since real life is messy. I feel neither character is written to make you feel a certain way about them. It’s a raw look into their lives and thoughts, allowing you to make your own conclusions. There’s also moments that made me uncomfortable, but life has it’s uncomfortable moments. I still don’t have a solid opinion on this book so I would love to listen to other people’s opinions on this!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexism

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this was truly one of the most beautiful books i have ever read. i have never story a book as real as this one. 

it was definitely frustrating at times how odd and confusing the relationship and characters were. but thats the point. both marianne and connell are so relatable in so many ways and even at their worst times, they made sense. even when both of them were communicating at their best, there was still lots of miscommunication and pain, which is so realistic and honestly made their connection even more special. i fell in love with the dynamic of their comfort and pureness from the very beginning. i’m honestly just dumping a bunch of words right now because i’m kind of in shock at how relatable and real this story was. never in my life have i felt so close to and understood by a book. both of the characters were so incredibly real and true and i just wish them both the best. 

this is 100 percent reread material ✅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder

Minor: Abortion and War

jaz777's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death

foundsolace's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

the quote from the washington post is very true, this is a book that requires itself to be read in one sitting. this book shook me and scared me in many little ways and gave a very harrowing view of what coming of age is. the experience of being a person everyone is ashamed of that both characters face in very different ways compels a lot of self reflection, i’ve found. it’s beautifully written and moves like an hbo mini-series, just 4 episodes. this book is very raw and open and the ending will leave you short of breath and with a dull, aching sob caught in your throat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence and Eating disorder

lucyatoz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

Normal People by Sally Rooney tells the story of Connell, a popular and well liked boy who lives with his single Mother Lorraine, and Marianne, who is intelligent yet a loner at school and lives with solicitor Mother Denise and older brother Alan. 

Their on-off relationship starts whilst in school in small town in Western Ireland, which continues as they go to University in Dublin. It is an interesting character driven story of a friendship with benefits  between two people who cannot seem to stay together yet are lost when they are apart. I was a little disappointed with the ending, which was just left hanging! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual content

a_l_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Blood

noceur's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i liked it in the beginning and thought it was going to be a 4 star but then it got repetitive and i lost interest also some parts made no sense to me and what was that ending you can't even call it an end it feels like it was unfinished 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Body shaming

Minor: Bullying and Suicide

saskiahill's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Infidelity

hcrawfo3's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail