A review by barelycompetent
Normal People by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

 This is the story of two people who circle each other their entire lives. It is tinged and tainted with sadness and bad communication. I can see how people like this book but it simply wasn't for me. I found the characters annoying and failed to be able to relate to them in a significant way. The whole time I hoped the characters would find a way to break out if their pattern but this book shows how set in our ways people are.

In short, it is not a bad book, it simply isn't what I want out of my fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide

This is the story of two people who circle each other their entire lives. It is tinged and tainted with sadness and bad communication. I can see how people like this book but it simply wasn't for me. I found the characters annoying and failed to be able to relate to them in a significant way. The whole time I hoped the characters would find a way to break out if their pattern but this book shows how set in our ways people are. In short, it is not a bad book, it simply isn't what I want out of my fiction.