Normal People - Sally Rooney

Normal People

By Sally Rooney

  • Release Date: 2019-04-16
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
4
From 5,170 Ratings

Description

NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from the author of Conversations with Friends, “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).
 
“[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.”—The Washington Post

ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE

TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: People, Slate, The New York Public Library, Harvard Crimson

Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation—awkward but electrifying—something life changing begins.

A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.

Normal People is the story of mutual fascination, friendship, and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can’t.
 
WINNER: The British Book Award, The Costa Book Award, The An Post Irish Novel of the Year, Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award

BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire, Vox, The Paris Review, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country

Reviews

  • Terrible

    1
    By nliith
    Not for me. Waste of my time.
  • Hate the ending

    1
    By doriforgets
    Hate the ending so much. I kept waiting for the characters to become adults.
  • An Awe Inspiring Book

    5
    By Salvin Hendricks
    I’ve spent a months worth of time reading this book. To say this book is amazing is an understatement, because it is simply more than just amazing. The book beautifully captures the emotions of Connor & Marianne throughout their lives in high school and university. Would definitely recommend this book to first time readers!
  • What was that?!?

    1
    By cjcem
    Hated it
  • not good

    1
    By dogpetter
    this book was recommended to me by a friend and it had super good ratings so i thought I’d give it a try. i honestly hated it. the characters weren’t likable. the story was bland. it’s overrated too
  • Ugly and beautiful all at once

    5
    By Beckysee13
    The realism in this book is so spot on that it’s terrifying to read and realize, wow; people can be so beautiful and so ugly all at once. The human experience at its best and worst in this.
  • Decent

    3
    By Maemae14!
    I really liked this book however, it was very slow and got boring at times.
  • I’d give zero stars if I could

    1
    By bookishny
    Awful.
  • I can only read 13 pages???

    1
    By Kfhutntnjdjfhffng
    Has anyone else experienced this?
  • it was okay

    3
    By tatatatatatdbfdnfndls
    i hate marianne, i had to say it.

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