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Normal People by Sally Rooney

203 reviews

behindherpages's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

2.0

im losing my mind. what was the point of this book?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Grief, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Antisemitism and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

whitne_ey's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Blood

brittbroadwood's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-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 really loved the approach Rooney took in portraying relationships over a long span of time. I went into this book thinking I was going to hate there being no quotation marks but imo it was so well written I didn’t even notice.  Being in my 20s, this book resonated a lot me & my current stage of life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Panic attacks/disorders

weirdf1shy's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

This book will stay with me. As soon as I started it I was wrapped into the story. The synopsis sounded to me like the average story of two young people and their drama but it is so much more than that. This story is beautiful and Sally Rooney told it in such a descriptive and raw way. I look forward to reading more from her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Grief, Pedophilia, Bullying, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

greedyforbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Drug use

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

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

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

strawberrycrocs's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

5.0

I truely loved this book so much. I liked the unique writing style and I found the characters very loves me. I was rooting for Marianne and Connell the entire time as the grew up together. This book break my heart in many pieces but that just shows how invested I was. I can’t believe I hadn’t read this sooner. This book is definitely one worth the hype! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Body shaming