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Normal People by Sally Rooney
1.5
dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This will be unpopular of me, but I did not like this at all. I guess I don't see what other people see in this book. I found the writing uncompelling and very handhold-y, and I thought the plot was incredibly contrived. The ideas Rooney has about the complexity of human relationships seemed to me incredibly straightforward and simplistic. I guess this just really isn't my thing. Sorry gang.