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A mini review of Normal People by Sally Rooney
The author Sally Rooney tells the coming-of-age story of Connell and Marianne, star-crossed on and off lovers set in Ireland. They first meet as schoolmates in a small town where Connell’s mother works as a maid in Marianne’s house. Later on, they both attend Trinity College in Dublin. At first, Marianne is such an outcast that Connell is mortified just to be seen with her. And Connell is so self-conscious that an act of cruelty is justified to preserve his social status. What are the odds that such an unlikely couple could connect, let alone build a relationship? As they find, chemistry and attraction are often mysterious entities. For despite differences in class and social circles, sometimes it all comes down to two people, two very normal people. I have to say, I haven’t read a novel this good in quite some time. The author’s physical descriptions are sparse, but that works here because you get such a window into their inner thoughts and feelings that your imagination takes care of everything else. I was blown away by this book and cannot wait to read her previous effort, Conversations With Friends.
