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A review by becca_g_d
Normal People by Sally Rooney
4.0
What an upfront, blunt, and raw book. The characters although quite annoying at times were just wholly human. I really enjoyed getting to know Marianne and Connell throughout the book.
I love how the author wrote Marianne with autistic traits and her struggle growing up with them. I liked how the author linked Marianne’s trauma from abuse to her struggles within her relationships throughout college. Her struggle with seeing her self as worthy was so raw and real that I felt so much emotion towards her character. Her thought process was utterly fascinating and really expresses her struggle with good and bad within herself. Finally her character explores growing up socially as an autistic girl and how eventually she understands society.
Cornell’s character was beyond frustrating at moments. He was unsure of what he wanted and could never really voice what he wanted. He was terrible at communicating and at times critiqued Marianne’s “abnormal” traits. At the beginning his character was weak and he didn’t fully know himself. He really struggles with how he is perceived and who he is as a person. He doesn’t stand up for Marianne at first and doesn’t know how to be himself around others.
Although both characters were annoying at times their character development was amazing. Both characters became their own person and although in the end they went separate ways it was a complete end with a positive outlook for their futures.
I love how the author wrote Marianne with autistic traits and her struggle growing up with them. I liked how the author linked Marianne’s trauma from abuse to her struggles within her relationships throughout college. Her struggle with seeing her self as worthy was so raw and real that I felt so much emotion towards her character. Her thought process was utterly fascinating and really expresses her struggle with good and bad within herself. Finally her character explores growing up socially as an autistic girl and how eventually she understands society.
Cornell’s character was beyond frustrating at moments. He was unsure of what he wanted and could never really voice what he wanted. He was terrible at communicating and at times critiqued Marianne’s “abnormal” traits. At the beginning his character was weak and he didn’t fully know himself. He really struggles with how he is perceived and who he is as a person. He doesn’t stand up for Marianne at first and doesn’t know how to be himself around others.
Although both characters were annoying at times their character development was amazing. Both characters became their own person and although in the end they went separate ways it was a complete end with a positive outlook for their futures.