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A review by meekoh
Normal People by Sally Rooney
5.0
This book crawls up and rattles around in your soul. It wasn't an enjoyable read, but it's a story that resonated with me.
The prose is heavily character driven, so it often feels like you fall into the protagonist's mind with little sense of the world around them. It's a bit like being trapped in a bad dream where the dark corners of your subconscious keep floating up.
I thought I could anticipate the character arcs clear as day, and then—I started to run out of pages. I grew more and more concerned as the remaining page count whittled down. Then it was suddenly over. The ending felt like being forced to get off the train early, and now—I'll never know if it made it to the station.
***
I can't even decide if I like Rooney's writing style. However, I'm pretty sure this book altered my brain chemistry, so here you go, 5★.
The prose is heavily character driven, so it often feels like you fall into the protagonist's mind with little sense of the world around them. It's a bit like being trapped in a bad dream where the dark corners of your subconscious keep floating up.
I thought I could anticipate the character arcs clear as day, and then—I started to run out of pages. I grew more and more concerned as the remaining page count whittled down. Then it was suddenly over. The ending felt like being forced to get off the train early, and now—I'll never know if it made it to the station.
***
I can't even decide if I like Rooney's writing style. However, I'm pretty sure this book altered my brain chemistry, so here you go, 5★.