A review by alittlelou
Normal People by Sally Rooney

2.0

It started with so much potential, and I'll admit- I had high hopes. This book has been hyped up for a year or more, and I was excited with the new show coming out, to finally get around to it. The beginning I would give 4 stars; the characters had the chemistry for an amazing story. The side characters had depth to them, the storyline was really starting. The middle was a solid 3 stars- nothing bad, but nothing special. That usually is perfectly okay with me in that middle chunk, because the ending can redeem everything- except when it doesn't. This book started strong and fell shorter and shorter the further I read. I think that was the authors intention... normal people living normal lives- nothing spectacular. However, I must not be book-smart or pretentious enough to "get it" because to me, it just felt like I read nothing. The ending was 1.5 stars maybe- I'm hoping I can watch the show/movie and feel better about it.