Normal People
by Sally Rooney
Taste attributes: romancedramateenslowheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipcoming of agelove conquers all
Boxlist takeAn emotional, grounded romance novel: small-scale and heavy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
84 ratings
About This Book
At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she is lonely, proud, and intensely private. But when Connell comes to pick his mother up from her housekeeping job at Marianne’s house, a strange and indelible connection grows between the two teenagers - one they are determined to conceal.
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- Author
- Sally Rooney
- Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 304
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- Open Library
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