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A review by so_soap
Normal People by Sally Rooney
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Feels emphatically modern… likes it’s trying to be gritty, real, unadorned. Tackles issues of sex, domestic violence, class, young love, mental illness, and suicide.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism