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Normal People

Sally Rooney

Start date: September 15, 2020

Finish date: October 1, 2020

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Sep 22, 2018 Jenny (Reading Envy) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: tournament-of-books, read2020, reviewcopy, booker-winners-and-listed, read2018, location-ireland, ebooks, around-the-world, reread

The night before the Man Booker Shortlist was announced, I was approved for the eARC of this title, so I stayed up late finishing it. Sadly it was not included in the shortlist, but if you like novels about relationships, this is excellent. It traces Marianne and Connell's friendship from childhood, and also tackles class difference and family violence.

(I often find my favorite books from award lists are long but not shortlisted anyway.)

Thanks to the publisher for granting me early access; sadl ...more

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Sep 18, 2019 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

This is yet another one of those polarizing books. You either absolutely love it, or completely loathe it. Clearly, I loved it. Beautifully written and heartbreaking.

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May 12, 2020 Joyce rated it really liked it

Shelves: 100-nyt-books, book-club-choice, audible

I listened to this tale of two Irish teens figuring out life and relationships. It is also about class and the problems that arise when two people from different classes fall in love. The writing is beautiful.

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May 22, 2019 Kate rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I couldn’t put this down. Gorgeous and heartbreaking, this book was everything. It was so smart how it addressed power and class and love and friendship and shame and deviation.

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