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Normal People by Sally Rooney
3.5
challenging reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Didn't dislike it as much as I thought I would, still not my thing. It might seem like a little thing but the lack of quotation marks just made me go through the book too fast and made the text feel so flat. In my opinion it also didn't quite work as much as a literary device of what they're saying and what they're thinking intertwining. Maybe I will revisit sometime in the future but for now it seems like Rooney's writing style is not for me