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Normal People
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November 1, 2023
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inês
Feb 23, 2022 rated it liked it
Similarly to "Conversations with Friends", this is a very character driven story. It's as messy and as emotional as it can be, a full roller coaster of (mostly) depressing and lonely endeavours.

Conrad was the character that felt more fleshed out to the point where I felt that there was more care on his part than on Marianne's. Yet, if I'm to be extremity personal, it was her narrative that touched me in my most secret corners. "I don't know why I don't make people love me." was a quote that ech
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Chloe
Feb 27, 2022 rated it liked it
3.5 ⭐

I thoroughly enjoyed the way this story was told and the fact that there were no quotation marks. I personally found Marianne irritating a lot of the time. Also, I wasn't pleased with the way it ended, it was a bit abrupt and not exactly satisfying.
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Abbie
Mar 01, 2022 rated it really liked it
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i think that i loved this but then again i have too many emotions in me right now to form a valid opinion on this book
Sol
Jan 01, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Me encanto lo real que fue la historia, no es un romance que solamente se enfoca en eso sino que lo que hizo que le ponga ese puntaje es lo real de la historia, de la falta de comunicación, de los sentimientos de cada personaje y de sus pensamientos, haciendo que de a momentos se llegue a melentendidos. Me pareció también increíble el avance y crecimiento de ambos personajes, es un libro que aún después de termínalo seguís pensando en su historia. Me encanta que tome temas tan importantes como e ...more
Arleyne
Sep 25, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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The writing style, the depth of the characters, the vibes, and the relatability of certain thoughts (at least for me), made this such an interesting read. The plot was practically nonexistent, and it still managed to keep my attention.

It did turn out to be a lot heavier than I initially thought it'd be, so I might not reread it as often as I normally would (because of triggers).

Exile by Taylor Swift will now always remind me of Marianne and Connel. And maybe also Cardigan.

I did consider dropp
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kensey ʚïɞ
Jul 08, 2021 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
i thought i would love this book because i love romance… but this book was completely frustrating. i liked the length of this book but the ending made me so mad!!! like all this time and they were so close and just like that???? i cant say i’m surprised but like WHY???
gabrielle lovisa
Sep 25, 2021 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 22, 2021 marked it as to-read
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anna
Jul 08, 2024 rated it it was ok
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Dec 19, 2021 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 20, 2022 marked it as to-read
cam
Sep 24, 2023 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Hailey
Jan 28, 2022 marked it as to-read
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Hamna
Jul 12, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Ana
Sep 14, 2023 rated it really liked it
Lini
Mar 31, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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May 07, 2022 marked it as to-read
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Vibha
Jun 30, 2022 marked it as to-read
Courtney
Oct 24, 2022 rated it really liked it
Katelyn Rogotzke
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Starr
Dec 26, 2022 rated it it was ok
Sofia Girón
Jan 09, 2023 rated it it was amazing