A review by surikiranism
Normal People by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

2.75

i am just so conflicted about this book. like as a critical reader, it's a really good character study of people, their relationships and how they interact with each other, but as a novel i don't really think it worked out for me. i really wanted to love it but i just felt it was a drag, idk if it's the book or me, and i didn't even get attached to the characters to really like the book enough. i would love to study it and analyse how they are written and why the author has this distinct style of writing, but overall, it didn't really work for me like it did for so many other people