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I think each reader’s response to this novel will very much be based on their own life experiences and to what extent they can relate to the inner turmoil experienced by the protagonists. I’m very much in the former category and I assume if you’re reading this post then you are too. This novel is adored by some, hated by others. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: 8 Books Mentioned in Normal People by Sally Rooney To make something so normal, so moving is quite a feat and Sally Rooney is an author to look out for. However, there’s something about it which gripped me from beginning to end. It’s a simple story indeed, not a lot happens in terms of plot. The tide has turned Connell finds it difficult to fit in but Marianne finds is surrounded by (sort-of) friends. They strike up a secret relationship, opening up to each other in ways neither of them has before.įast forward a few years and they’re both students at Trinity College Dublin. They meet in high school where Connell is popular but Marianne is considered a social pariah. Rooney’s second novel tells the story of Connell and Marianne. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: 16 Best Normal People Quotes from the Book (And if you haven’t seen it yet then I recommend you set aside some time to binge watch is ASAP as it’s one of the absolute best TV series and adaptations that I’ve seen in a long time.) If that’s what brought you to this post then these are the perfect recommendations for what to read after Normal People! What’s more, it was picked up by the BBC and was released on iPlayer on 26 April 2020. It was one of my very favourite reads of 2018 and I cannot recommend it enough. It was named Waterstone’s Book of the Year 2018, Costa’s Novel of the Year 2018 and, then Book of the Year 2019 at the British Book Awards. Normal People by Sally Rooney is the book that everyone’s talking about.
