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A review by shaymint
Normal People by Sally Rooney
5.0
"She believes Marianne lacks 'warmth', by which she means the ability to beg for love from people who hate her."
I haven't felt this way about a book in a really long time. I read it in one sitting and couldn't put it down.
This is not about "love", it's not about "highschool" and it's not about "friendship". It's about trauma, it's about codependency and it's about emotional abuse.
The writing was unique and captivating, I was hooked from the very first page.
If I could read this again for the first time... I wouldn't cause it destroyed me a little.
People, love, relationships and mental illness portrayed in a cruel, beautiful yet unromanticized way.
You'll either deeply connect with it or you won't, It's not a book for everbody.
I haven't felt this way about a book in a really long time. I read it in one sitting and couldn't put it down.
This is not about "love", it's not about "highschool" and it's not about "friendship". It's about trauma, it's about codependency and it's about emotional abuse.
The writing was unique and captivating, I was hooked from the very first page.
If I could read this again for the first time... I wouldn't cause it destroyed me a little.
People, love, relationships and mental illness portrayed in a cruel, beautiful yet unromanticized way.
You'll either deeply connect with it or you won't, It's not a book for everbody.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Mental illness