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Normal People by Sally Rooney
5.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Don’t we all just want to feel “normal?” Marianne and Connell have found that feeling in one another which both attracts and repels them. 

Sally Rooney has given us two complex characters where the silence between them is as palpable as what they say. It feels honest in a way that few books with a central relationship do.