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Normal People
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Start date
June 1, 2021
Finish date
June 30, 2021
Why we're reading this
Taylor Swift told a fan she loved this book. Also, actor Joe Alwyn (Taylor's boyfriend) is starring in "C…more

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giovanna
Nov 03, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Se a Taylor Swift gostou, quem sou eu pra não gostar.
Gautami Devidas
Feb 19, 2022 rated it did not like it
Dnf. I gave this book three chances but god i just can't. I had such high hopes.
I'm usually not the one to write negative reviews. Forget negative reviews i don't even write reviews. But god this book got on my nerves on so many levels. Giving it one star was me being generous. I can't believe how it got so popular. No offence to Rooney and all the people who love this book, but this was just not my cup of tea. Connell and marrianne tried so hard to be different but failed miserably and ended up
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Anita Schoenmaker
Apr 17, 2021 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Ahhhhh I finished it..... I chose to read this book because Taylor Swift liked it and it partly sets in Dublin where I’ve been, but what a mistake that was. If you like reading a depressing story, and a lot about sex, this is your book. I didn’t like the characters and the endless conversations. I kept reading, hoping i would like the second half better, but I didn’t. I wonder how this could ever end but suddenly the book is just finished...
It’s only my opinion, but certainly not my cup of tea!
julianna
Jul 14, 2021 rated it did not like it
I absolutely HATED this book. One star is too generous. No wonder it took me so long to finish. In the span of time since I purchased it, I have started and stopped it four different times. That’s how difficult this book was to get through.

I understand many people like this book because of the difficult dynamic of Connell and Marianne, but how is this enjoyable? I feel like 50% of the dialogue is “I don’t know” and “I guess.” The time jumping is so erratic that it’s hard to keep track (also, I
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tess
check for tw!!
honestly, it was incredibly heartbreaking and revealing but very unsettling at the same time. every single thought they had made me meditate deeply about things that otherwise would never have crossed my mind.
i loved how most of the time while reading the book it just made me stop and think a lot like it left a lot of room for interpretation somehow.
for 90% of the time while reading it made me feel really uncomfortable (the type i couldn’t even bring myself to cry even if i tried)
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Ciara Garrett
Apr 07, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
André
Sep 28, 2021 marked it as to-read
Renata
Jun 14, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Marloes
Jan 25, 2022 marked it as to-read
lhpmedeiros
Aug 23, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Aiza
Jun 23, 2025 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Eugenia
Jun 09, 2024 rated it liked it
Jesica
Sep 10, 2022 rated it really liked it
Rachel Lanna
May 19, 2021 rated it it was ok
hazel
Jun 13, 2021 rated it really liked it
Ella Tronson
Mar 14, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Teresita Zegers
Jun 17, 2021 marked it as to-read
Alexis
Mar 29, 2023 rated it liked it