A review by aclassicalmess
Normal People by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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

As a first year uni student that studies English I found there to be something so comforting about this. The plot isn’t overly exciting but for the first time in my life I feel like I’m reading a book about people who feel like they could actually be real, if that makes sense. The way the act, talk, think and feel, none of it feels fictional but rather authentic to a point that I find it to be scary but also incredibly comforting. People aren’t perfect, instead they are all incredibly flawed and that’s okay.