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A review by maises
Normal People by Sally Rooney
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
“He brought her goodness like a gift and now it belongs to her.”
Sally Rooney writes very beautifully. It’s rich and tangible, affecting me with every atmospheric shift. Everything is dense and heavy when she wants it to be. All of it was successful to me. Marianne and Connell are very difficult people who are capable of making me extremely sad. I had to stop a few times to take a breath, especially in the final half of the book. But in a way, their ability to endure and gradually want better for themselves makes for a healing reading experience, even if it’s never perfect. I’d like to read more of Rooney’s work; I am now converted.
Sally Rooney writes very beautifully. It’s rich and tangible, affecting me with every atmospheric shift. Everything is dense and heavy when she wants it to be. All of it was successful to me. Marianne and Connell are very difficult people who are capable of making me extremely sad. I had to stop a few times to take a breath, especially in the final half of the book. But in a way, their ability to endure and gradually want better for themselves makes for a healing reading experience, even if it’s never perfect. I’d like to read more of Rooney’s work; I am now converted.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts