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bookish_5280 's review for:
Normal People
by Sally Rooney
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is a beautiful and melancholy reflection on love and the psychology of attachments. It felt viscerally real and emotionally touching, with witty commentary on society, gender roles, and young love. It was sad and wonderful and slowly destructive. The shifting power dynamics (emotionally and sexually) were incredibly fluid and realistic-- I absolutely loved Normal People!
"i'm not a religious person, but i do sometimes think that that God made you for me"
"i'm not a religious person, but i do sometimes think that that God made you for me"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
There are some descriptions of sadomasochism (with questionable consent) and emotionally abusive sex.