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A review by honipoems
Normal People by Sally Rooney
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
For me, this book felt like a dark academia rainy cloudy novel. I could smell the books, the old wood and the smoke.
The back and forth between being together and not being can be tiring. I wish Marianne and Connell to just be like « normal people » and accept their feelings sooner, but this story wouldn’t exist this way. They are both mentally ill, maybe even making each other ill. I don’t who between the who has more power on the other ? They’re definitely influencing each others. I wish Marianne would have a happier life with her family, maybe without her brother she wouldn’t be that unconfident & masochist.
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Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion