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By Jennifer · 5 posts · 34 views
By Jennifer · 5 posts · 34 views
last updated Jun 08, 2019 09:59PM
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Normal People follows the story of two teenagers, Connell and Marianne, through school and College as friends and lovers.
They have a very strong connection between each other, both suffer from emotional problems and come from different social and economical circles.
I was a bit frustrated with the book at times because of the communication issues with the characters.
It’s a book about human dynamics with two flawed but very well developed characters, I’m not sure about how I feel about this book, ...more
They have a very strong connection between each other, both suffer from emotional problems and come from different social and economical circles.
I was a bit frustrated with the book at times because of the communication issues with the characters.
It’s a book about human dynamics with two flawed but very well developed characters, I’m not sure about how I feel about this book, ...more
I suppose I can see the appeal of this book and the hype. There’s something there but overall this was just not at all satisfying and quite a bit frustrating to read. The characters are heartbreaking, the relationship is probably realistic but mostly infuriating in the pathetic communication between the two. The ending is probably genius to some but I really hated it. Not to mention it reads like a rough draft and not a finished, edited, published novel.
I’m interested in watching the Hulu serie ...more
I’m interested in watching the Hulu serie ...more
For some reason having read the blurb of this book in anticipation of book club, I envisaged it being a quick, fun listen, but I ended up on an emotional roller coaster for 7 1/2 hours! I think I cried for the first hour and a half of it alone - Sally Rooney's depiction of Marianne at school was scarily reminiscent of my own time at school, so it seemed oddly personal. I held off on 5 stars because I felt it kind of ran out of steam at the end, but I will check out some of the author's other boo
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Truly beautiful and very human.
Apr 23, 2019
Kaylee Stinebiser
rated it
it was amazing
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May 05, 2019
Jenszen5
marked it as to-read
May 10, 2019
Rebecca Chapman
rated it
did not like it
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Nov 25, 2019
Samantha Mazzeo
marked it as to-read
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