Am I Normal Yet? Discussion Thread

[(Something Like) Lydia, Eternal Spinster]

Seeing as this club would not exist without Holly Bourne's Am I Normal Yet?, it seems only right that it should be the first book we discuss.

If you have yet to read it, then this is your opportunity! For everyone who already has, let's discuss!


Some ideas to get discussion rolling:

So much of this series is about female friendships and feminism, what did you think of how the book handled those topics?
Favourite characters/moments?
Hopes for the rest of the series?
What did you take away from reading the book?

[Em]

I loved how well she handled some fairly taboo issues, especially mental health, and also how pressuring some guys can be and how they expect shenanigans asap, rather than actually being a nice guy and treating someone nicely.

[(Something Like) Lydia, Eternal Spinster]

Yeh I agree, especially about how she handled mental health. I loved how Evie trying to be normal wasn't solely about her coping with her OCD, but also just about coping with school and making friends, dating etc. things everyone worries about.

Also, and I know it's a random thing to like, but I also loved that there was a major conversation about periods. You barely ever hear anything about periods in any books, let alone a whole chapter about them. (FYI, I really recommend watching this video by lucythereader on the subject of periods in YA, because it's so brilliant.)

[Em]

Agreed! All women/people with vaginas go through it, why is it so taboo?

[Em]

Hey, we should read Carrie next. That discusses menstruation. Maybe not in the most positive way...

[Em]

Holly has finished writing and editing the entire trilogy OH MY GOD I WANT THESE BOOKS NOW

[(Something Like) Lydia, Eternal Spinster]

Em wrote: "Holly has finished writing and editing the entire trilogy OH MY GOD I WANT THESE BOOKS NOW"

Same, really interested to learn more about Amber and Lottie. Their lives seem, from this book anyway, to be so different to Evie's.

[Em]

I GOT A LIMITED EDITION YELLOW COPY IT ARRIVED TODAY TOTAL SURPRISE IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S SIGNED I ENTERED SO MANY COMPETITIONS FOR THIS IDK WHICH COMPETITION IT CAME FROM. I'm now going to go through my original copy and highlight my favourite quotes. Do you think she'll do the limited edition reverse colour thing for the other two books?