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A review by leclerc
Normal People by Sally Rooney
3.0
For some reason it took me ages to finish this book. It was tiring, but I think that this was the intention of the author — showing that a life of normal people can be indeed tiring.
Even though I love Sally Rooney's style, and recognize her talent, the book was a big no for me. The first half had me entertained, and I was genuinely interested, but it lost me at the second half. I'm not trying to be a hater, but I honestly thought that this book would be good because the TV shows was amazing … And what annoyed me the most, and what I didn't know before buying the book was that there is no question marks. Honestly when I first got it I thought that I had a misprint in my hand, I know that it's her style, but it annoyed me so much and confused me in some scenes.
Let's get to the main point. Connell and Marianne's relationship felt so annoying and inhibiting. I felt like reading an interpersonal plane crash that I could not look away from. Their miscommunication had me screaming to my wall. After 150 pages I was OVER it. They were both boring.
But I have to say that I liked Connell's mental health arc it was very relatable, and I loved the realness of it. Also, I wished that Marianne's character could have been more explored like she had so much unexplored depth and potential, it was sad to see all go to waste.
I do have to say that it showed some good things of how relationships change over the time and shape you for a lifetime.
Even though I love Sally Rooney's style, and recognize her talent, the book was a big no for me. The first half had me entertained, and I was genuinely interested, but it lost me at the second half. I'm not trying to be a hater, but I honestly thought that this book would be good because the TV shows was amazing … And what annoyed me the most, and what I didn't know before buying the book was that there is no question marks. Honestly when I first got it I thought that I had a misprint in my hand, I know that it's her style, but it annoyed me so much and confused me in some scenes.
Let's get to the main point. Connell and Marianne's relationship felt so annoying and inhibiting. I felt like reading an interpersonal plane crash that I could not look away from. Their miscommunication had me screaming to my wall. After 150 pages I was OVER it. They were both boring.
But I have to say that I liked Connell's mental health arc it was very relatable, and I loved the realness of it. Also, I wished that Marianne's character could have been more explored like she had so much unexplored depth and potential, it was sad to see all go to waste.
I do have to say that it showed some good things of how relationships change over the time and shape you for a lifetime.