"I'm not a religious person but I do sometimes think God made you for me." 

"Would every stage of her life continue to reveal itself as the same thing, again and again, the same remorseless contest for dominance?" 

This book was... interesting, to say the least. 

No amount of time progressed in the storyline without significant change. There seems to be a stark contrast between Marianne and Connell, who are both developing and regressing interchangeably throughout the novel, like yin-yang. The style of writing is hard to follow at times, but it's that complexity that ends up pulling you in. Every page is like a gut punch, and the ending I found very frustrating; the dynamics of Marianne and Connell are all too realistic for two young, troubled adults. Watching them navigate through the struggles of internal alienation and unresolved adequacy issues is painful, but beautiful, too. I would rate it higher if it wasn't so depressing, and if the ending handed been interpretive. Regardless, Sally Rooney's unique novel Normal People was shockingly good and I ate it right up.