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A review by rorky
Normal People by Sally Rooney
4.0
Conflicted on this one. I absolutely devoured the first half in one sitting, loved it - got so sucked in by the style of writing and the way it chimes so vividly with what it's like growing up and maturing in this current environment. But then I took a break from it for a few days and I couldn't stomach it upon picking it up again, I found the actual dialogue so bland and somehow irritating. Somewhat worthy. Sally Rooney has a penchant for writing characters I find simultaneously thoroughly unlikable and also deeply relatable, worse so in Conversations with Friends but I do suppose that is part of what makes her writing so relatable, no one is a good person, everyone is complex - but god I can't stand pretentious people.
I think if I were to give this book one word it would be 'raw'. I feel pretty empty after finishing it. And a bit like god are we really all just living the exact same cycle of events and thought processes and why does it have to be so depressing.
3.9. Maybe 4.1. I can't tell if I love it or not.
I think if I were to give this book one word it would be 'raw'. I feel pretty empty after finishing it. And a bit like god are we really all just living the exact same cycle of events and thought processes and why does it have to be so depressing.
3.9. Maybe 4.1. I can't tell if I love it or not.