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Normal People
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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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angeloreads★
"𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒," ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑, "𝐼'𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝐼 𝑑𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑒" ...more
Anaïs ⋆˚꩜。
Jun 22, 2022 rated it liked it
Hm, I'm not sure what to think of this book that definitely took me out of my comfort zone. Some scenes touched me, but that doesn't take away the fact that I was bored for a big part of the book. Overall, I still had a good time even if it didn't leave a lasting impression on me. ...more
lour
marianne not going to therapy though having severe trauma and lots of issues is so me🧌

pd: i LOVED the writing, it was so beautiful i almost cried for all the times i read really bad stuff
virgoreading
3.5/5.

And it would've been a solid 4 if not for the formatting of the text. Not my cup of tea at all.

This book tackles a lot of complicated issues, particularly regarding class and mental illness. As someone who suffers from depression, that particular plot line resonated with me and contrary to some of the negative reviews, I don't think it was romanticized at all.

Normal People follows two adolescents (Marianne and Connell) as they navigate life and transition into adulthood - together and apar
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stella g
Apr 19, 2022 rated it liked it
3.5 ⭐️

i cant even begin to describe this book and i feel like i cant put into words how i feel about and even what i disliked. but primarily i think this book is about relationships, good or bad, and all kinds of relationships. i feel like i can’t really reccomend this book to anyone without knowing the person, but if you think you would like it, its rly interesting so pls give it a try!!
lillie myers !
5 ☆

i havent stopped thinking about this book since I read it and I don’t think I will ever get over it.
mati
Jan 24, 2024 rated it it was amazing
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dana
Jan 22, 2022 rated it really liked it
idk kinda overhyped. cwf was better by A Lot. character dynamics were good but it didn't really feel like anything was happening + the only good quote was pretty much the god made you for me one
maybe??? i asked for too much???
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katie
May 13, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: my-favs
this book never fails to completely rip out my heart
mazzy⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡
Feb 26, 2025 rated it it was amazing
diana im
Jul 04, 2024 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: june-2024
emma
Apr 19, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites, fall-reads
bluesinceforever
Dec 29, 2023 rated it it was amazing
muz ☽༓・*˚⁺‧͙
Oct 08, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2021
Stina
Jul 03, 2025 rated it liked it
lily
Sep 19, 2025 rated it it was amazing
Starr
Jan 17, 2022 rated it liked it
Jenna :)
Apr 21, 2025 rated it it was ok
Rocío
Jan 26, 2023 rated it really liked it
LIA ⋆.ೃ࿔*:・
May 12, 2021 marked it as to-read
maegan tan (taylor’s version)
Dec 21, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favs
Manon
Nov 21, 2023 rated it really liked it
Joanna
Aug 01, 2022 marked it as to-read
rose ♡
Sep 02, 2022 marked it as to-read
emilee
Jan 04, 2022 rated it it was ok
chiara ☆
Jun 16, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition