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Normal People

Sally Rooney

Start date: September 1, 2022

Finish date: October 1, 2022

Why we're reading this: botm for September, which we will be comparing to illicit affairs, tis the damn season, all too well, exi…more
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May 05, 2021 Ester rated it liked it

A coming of age read - one where you don't always root for the characters yet find comfort in their true normal-ness. I often lean into romanticization and enjoyed watching their relationship grow and change - like being an observer to old friends you knew would end up together. Though the plot wasn't extremely engaging or unique, you read this story for people and it inspired me to rewatch Love, Rosie! I can definitely see myself coming back to this book for a comfort read or a rainy day, but f ...more

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Mar 04, 2022 panda rated it really liked it

*3.85

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Apr 02, 2021 Miranda Ostrewich rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

First time I read normal people it was a 3.5 ★ book for me but it has easily became one of my favourites, hence the new rating. I still don’t like the ending but I think there is so much a person can learn from this book <33

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Dec 30, 2021 george rated it really liked it

Shelves: faves

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. ok, let the record show that i LOVED this book. BUT I ALSO HAVE POINTS TO MAKE. sally rooney’s writing was a style that i was initially quite nervous about reading - in particular the no speech marks thing, idk i just didn’t think i’d be able to follow it well if that makes sense? anyway that was not an issue at all. marianne as a character was so completely and utterly bland and basic that it made me want to cry at points - but then she would do the most tiny, insignificant thing in the world a ...more

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Mar 17, 2022 ashley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-books, booktok-made-me-do-it, best-books-i-ve-ever-read, nothing-can-compare

The ending broke me.

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Apr 25, 2022 Sierra Livengood rated it it was amazing

Shelves: screen-adaptations, fave-book-boyfriends

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Jun 20, 2022 grace evans rated it really liked it

Shelves: home-bookshelf

i actually liked this book. i’ve been in a slump for a while during exams and i was able to read this quickly over the weekend.
i didn’t LOVE any of the characters but that might have also been the point. they all had their flaws like any person.
the ending did feel uncompleted which left it open to decide what happens to the characters which was quite anticlimactic. however i still liked the book.

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Jan 17, 2022 Emily rated it liked it

Shelves: favs

3.5 starts just because the communication between Connell and Marianne made me want to punch a hole in the wall. also i feel like the book didn’t really end, it’s just like another chapter. but overall i loved it and found myself relating to both of them in a way.

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Jul 07, 2023 clara ✿ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mediocre

eh

i'd say this book is honest in its depictions of the struggles of living and changing, but it turns out that normal lives aren't all that interesting to read about. also marianne rubs me the wrong way for some reason. ...more

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