A review by lucyatoz
Normal People by Sally Rooney

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

Normal People by Sally Rooney tells the story of Connell, a popular and well liked boy who lives with his single Mother Lorraine, and Marianne, who is intelligent yet a loner at school and lives with solicitor Mother Denise and older brother Alan. 

Their on-off relationship starts whilst in school in small town in Western Ireland, which continues as they go to University in Dublin. It is an interesting character driven story of a friendship with benefits  between two people who cannot seem to stay together yet are lost when they are apart. I was a little disappointed with the ending, which was just left hanging! 
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