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Normal People by Sally Rooney

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laasenpai's review against another edition

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challenging reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this book! It’s written in chucks of passing time. The characters are intelligent and believable. A beautiful love story. 
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hilumin's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

this read felt like a slow descent into a dumpster fire. story started with great potential but never really took off from there, much like the main characters.
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cmw276's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'm a bit late to the game with this one, as I know everyone loves it, but this book pulled me in right from the start, which isn’t something that happens often. It's a love story that feels real, with life’s messiness—like friendships and mental health—woven in beautifully. It makes you think about your own life and how you’ve become the person you are.

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The ending was perfect, though a bit frustrating. It doesn’t wrap up neatly with a "happily ever after," but that’s what makes it stand out. I’m torn between wanting more and not wanting to spoil the book's essence. Now, I'm looking forward to watching the TV show.
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rhhapsodos's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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dilani's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

so many thoughts and emotions felt😪 the ending felt like a gut punch but it makes the most sense. life and relationships are complex and i think Sally Rooney made that painfully clear
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texanriot's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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mhsieh's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book really emphasizes how much one person can change the life of another’s. 

I liked reading about Marianne and how deeply her
abusive family
ended up affecting her future romantic relationships, showing how people tend to accept only the love they think they deserve. 

Connell’s decisions to hide his relationship with Marianne and his later feelings of isolation in college directly connects to the title of this book and goes to show how much being perceived as “not normal” can affect someone’s life. 

The no quotation marks thing threw me off at first, but it wasn’t too bothersome

It was a sadder book than I anticipated. It got kind of redundant near the middle, with the constant miscommunication between the 2 main characters, but I enjoyed the ending.  
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desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Tbd
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kproc381's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was so complex that the way I felt by it is also complex. I love it, I hated it, I cared deeply for the characters, but then I hated the characters. It was disturbing sometimes and beautiful the next. It was a very humanizing experience. I think this is my Roman Empire. 

At first I was like… why would the author write it like that (if you know you know) and then when I got to understand the story more I realized that the lack of quotation marks that make you reread the paragraph makes you understand how miscommunication shows up in the book. 
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hello_divine's review against another edition

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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