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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

Review: WHAT IS A NORMAL PERSON? - Sally Rooney raises this question in her novel which has deservedly won awards. As I write this the tv series is running. You couldn’t wish for 2 better people to act in the 2 major roles (Marianne & Connell) in the book, they are both excellent. Although the story is about 2 teenagers in Ireland in the 6th form, it can apply to any bright teenager moving towards university. The main theme is the change from a youth into an adult and the changes they go through, male and female. The brutality of teenagers towards each other is very well portrayed and reminded me of the Casual Vacancy by Rowling. It’s no wonder this can lead to self-harm and even suicide. Because of mobile phones/social media there is now no escape from bullies. Marianne is the middle-class teenager who is the loner/outsider in the school, whereas Connell is the working-class teenager who is very popular with the boys and girls. Connell’s ma cleans the house for Marianne’s family which means that the 2 keep bumping into each other at hers due to him picking his mother up in the car from there. Nobody likes to talk to M. in school because she is seen as “unclean”. Thus C. speaks to her at the house but not in school due to peer pressure. They have a secret crush on each other which leads to a secret affair between them. Her family unfortunately is crap, her mother is an useless mother and her brother reminds me of Billy’s brother in KES, a really nasty piece of work. C. on the other hand has a very good relationship with his mother and has no siblings. One thing they have in common is that no father lives with them. C. changes to Trinity Uni. in Dublin and his course just to be with M. However, what happens at Uni. is that her personality/character means she takes to the life like to a duck to water. C. however doesn’t take to it and he is lost and lonely; the reverse of the school situation. Their relationship develops over time and its ups and downs we follow closely hoping for a happy ending. This is because you take to the 2 and want them both to be happy and with each other. Rooney captures the trials and tribulations, the conflicts and closeness, the misunderstandings and certainties between the 2 over several years, from late teenager to early 20s. This is a difficult time for any person, the leaving home with all its support structures, and the responsibilities of becoming an adult. But on top of all this they have the added complication and stress of their complex relationship. Normally with these kind of stories you have 1 going off to Uni. and the other remaining behind. Then the stress on the relationship of 1 growing and of them drifting apart. Thus this is a new twist on a familiar story and brilliantly done by Rooney. The tv series is very close to the book and Rooney must be happy how they develop the book. The sexual stamina of both at that age and the 1000 kisses deep must remind everybody who went through this at Uni. The pregnant pauses in the book and tv series are perfect. The nightmare of the foreign holiday which goes wrong and the fall-out; it’s so reminiscent of what many go through. Barrack Obama lists his 20 fave books each year and I’m delighted that this was 1 of them one year.
Review: A special story about love - I read this book back in April but I've waited until now to review it because I wanted to watch the television adaptation and contrast and compare. This is a beautiful story of Marianne and Connell who meet at school in Ireland. Marianne is bolshy, fierce, yet oh so vulnerable and at times naïve. She's essentially broken in many ways, not least because of her family. When they initially spend time together Connell is the popular guy at school and Marianne is the misfit. What's interesting as the book progresses is the way their roles reverse, especially when they go to Trinity College in Dublin. The power in the relationship switches between them more than once. Make no mistake about it, this is a love story but it's a problematic one. No two characters need their heads banging together more than these two. And yet it's so achingly moving and tender it struck right at the heart of me. I'm a sucker for a story about star-crossed lovers and characters who are drawn to each other despite all the odds. It feels like Marianne and Connell are attached by invisible elastic which, no matter what, brings them back to each other. I admit that when I got to the end of the book I felt disappointed. I wanted a different ending for these characters I had become so invested in. But having thought about it since, and having seen the adaptation, I think it's probably the only ending that would have worked. Where I initially wanted to stamp my feet at the ending, I'm now sagely nodding my head. Most book lovers prefer the book to the film or TV version, me included. Having now worked my way through the series I have to say that I have rarely seen a more perfect adaptation. Little has been changed from the book and what has works beautifully. The acting is spot on and I honestly don't think any other actors could have played Marianne and Connell better or more sympathetically. Their portrayal is stunning and the whole series has a mesmerising cinematic feel to it that had me spellbound. Normal People is a very special story. It's about peer pressure, fitting in, family, being a student, being a son or daughter, but above all else it's about love. Pure and simple love. It's wonderful.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 197 in Literary Fiction (Books) 468 in Romance (Books) 4,117 in Psychological Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 133,472 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WHAT IS A NORMAL PERSON?
*by B***Y on 16 May 2020*

Sally Rooney raises this question in her novel which has deservedly won awards. As I write this the tv series is running. You couldn’t wish for 2 better people to act in the 2 major roles (Marianne & Connell) in the book, they are both excellent. Although the story is about 2 teenagers in Ireland in the 6th form, it can apply to any bright teenager moving towards university. The main theme is the change from a youth into an adult and the changes they go through, male and female. The brutality of teenagers towards each other is very well portrayed and reminded me of the Casual Vacancy by Rowling. It’s no wonder this can lead to self-harm and even suicide. Because of mobile phones/social media there is now no escape from bullies. Marianne is the middle-class teenager who is the loner/outsider in the school, whereas Connell is the working-class teenager who is very popular with the boys and girls. Connell’s ma cleans the house for Marianne’s family which means that the 2 keep bumping into each other at hers due to him picking his mother up in the car from there. Nobody likes to talk to M. in school because she is seen as “unclean”. Thus C. speaks to her at the house but not in school due to peer pressure. They have a secret crush on each other which leads to a secret affair between them. Her family unfortunately is crap, her mother is an useless mother and her brother reminds me of Billy’s brother in KES, a really nasty piece of work. C. on the other hand has a very good relationship with his mother and has no siblings. One thing they have in common is that no father lives with them. C. changes to Trinity Uni. in Dublin and his course just to be with M. However, what happens at Uni. is that her personality/character means she takes to the life like to a duck to water. C. however doesn’t take to it and he is lost and lonely; the reverse of the school situation. Their relationship develops over time and its ups and downs we follow closely hoping for a happy ending. This is because you take to the 2 and want them both to be happy and with each other. Rooney captures the trials and tribulations, the conflicts and closeness, the misunderstandings and certainties between the 2 over several years, from late teenager to early 20s. This is a difficult time for any person, the leaving home with all its support structures, and the responsibilities of becoming an adult. But on top of all this they have the added complication and stress of their complex relationship. Normally with these kind of stories you have 1 going off to Uni. and the other remaining behind. Then the stress on the relationship of 1 growing and of them drifting apart. Thus this is a new twist on a familiar story and brilliantly done by Rooney. The tv series is very close to the book and Rooney must be happy how they develop the book. The sexual stamina of both at that age and the 1000 kisses deep must remind everybody who went through this at Uni. The pregnant pauses in the book and tv series are perfect. The nightmare of the foreign holiday which goes wrong and the fall-out; it’s so reminiscent of what many go through. Barrack Obama lists his 20 fave books each year and I’m delighted that this was 1 of them one year.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A special story about love
*by N***E on 16 June 2020*

I read this book back in April but I've waited until now to review it because I wanted to watch the television adaptation and contrast and compare. This is a beautiful story of Marianne and Connell who meet at school in Ireland. Marianne is bolshy, fierce, yet oh so vulnerable and at times naïve. She's essentially broken in many ways, not least because of her family. When they initially spend time together Connell is the popular guy at school and Marianne is the misfit. What's interesting as the book progresses is the way their roles reverse, especially when they go to Trinity College in Dublin. The power in the relationship switches between them more than once. Make no mistake about it, this is a love story but it's a problematic one. No two characters need their heads banging together more than these two. And yet it's so achingly moving and tender it struck right at the heart of me. I'm a sucker for a story about star-crossed lovers and characters who are drawn to each other despite all the odds. It feels like Marianne and Connell are attached by invisible elastic which, no matter what, brings them back to each other. I admit that when I got to the end of the book I felt disappointed. I wanted a different ending for these characters I had become so invested in. But having thought about it since, and having seen the adaptation, I think it's probably the only ending that would have worked. Where I initially wanted to stamp my feet at the ending, I'm now sagely nodding my head. Most book lovers prefer the book to the film or TV version, me included. Having now worked my way through the series I have to say that I have rarely seen a more perfect adaptation. Little has been changed from the book and what has works beautifully. The acting is spot on and I honestly don't think any other actors could have played Marianne and Connell better or more sympathetically. Their portrayal is stunning and the whole series has a mesmerising cinematic feel to it that had me spellbound. Normal People is a very special story. It's about peer pressure, fitting in, family, being a student, being a son or daughter, but above all else it's about love. Pure and simple love. It's wonderful.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful and heart-breaking
*by C***S on 3 January 2021*

I have given Normal People by Sally Rooney five out of five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I am beyond happy that I picked this book to be my first read of 2021. Having watched the TV series adaptation on BBC in 2020 and hearing very good things about this book, I tried not to get too hyped whilst reading it. However, after a few pages in, I fell in love. Part of me wishes I had read the book first as it explains some of the parts from the TV series adaptation that I had gotten a little confused about, however I will most definitely be re-watching the adaptation now that I have finished the book as I want to re-live Connell and Marianne’s relationship visually for the second time. Sally Rooney’s dual narrative in third person was perfect for Connell and Marianne’s story; her writing is simply beautiful and raw. There isn’t a real dialogue in this book when people talk with one another which I thought was going to be difficult to follow, but after a few scenes I managed to pick it up easily. I found myself on an emotional rollercoaster whilst reading this book cover to cover, it was so beautiful and yet eternally heart-breaking. There is a specific quote from The Perks of Being a Wallflower which came to mind when thinking about Marianne’s relationships and how she allows others to treat her. The quote is: “We accept the love we think we deserve”. Which is such a sad yet powerful quote and I believe she does exactly that. She doesn’t think of herself as much and believes she’s not worthy so she allows herself to be abused and punished by her relationships. One of my favourite quotes which jumped out at me in Normal People was: “Most people go through their whole lives, Marianne thought, without ever really feeling that close with anyone.” What Connell and Marianne shared was a love so special and one that I will remember for a very long time. I really loved reading the dynamic evolve between Connell and Marianne. I thought it was so beautiful and Rooney captured the narrative so perfectly for this book. Another quote which really stood out to me was: “She is an abyss, that he can reach into, an empty space for him to fill.”. I cannot wait to read Conversations with Friends and other books written by Sally Rooney. I don’t think this book will be for everyone although, I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a raw and natural adult romance however, there are trigger warnings for abuse and mental health and it covers suicide in this book as well.

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