Reviews

Normal People by Sally Rooney

coconuttyy's review against another edition

3.0

I get the hype. I can’t say that I understand the hype, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say that it is undeserving of it. I felt that Rooney did a great job of encapsulating those wonderful, yet harrowing, relationships of a lifetime. She also created these two polarizing and enigmatic characters that come together beautifully, and if you’re lucky enough you can see pieces of yourself in them. Marianne and Connell are two characters I don’t see myself forgetting any time soon. Despite the forgettable situations they found themselves in along the way.

rprogers141's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

coffee_lover905's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.25

So fucking annoying

ashluvbooks's review against another edition

2.0

Connell is an asshole.

I honesty don't care if there's quotation marks in a book or not, but the author's writing is really boring and just not my cup of tea. There's no plot in the story and I really wanted to finish this book so badly but it got me into a reading slump... I did stay up late trying to finish this, even though I tried to dnf this book.

amybeth1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ashs_books's review against another edition

3.0

I’m finding it a little difficult to gather my thoughts. At first, I got a little confused with the no quote marks, but quickly got used to it!

elliedellie's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kuntorova's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

alexoverbooked's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

3.5

avagracetaylor's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I read this book because I’d heard great things about it but I found it rather boring. It is extremely character driven, but I found the main characters dull.