![]() Marianne is the outsider, disdainful of all things related to their high school and town. Connell is quiet but popular in high school, easily able to navigate the adolescent turmoil. Over and over again, they are unable to stay apart and no other relationships in their lives seem to offer what they receive from one another. Drastically different in high school, they are nonetheless magnetically pulled together. ![]() The book follows Marianne and Connell through four years of their young adult lives. Yes, the story begins with high schoolers in 2011, a year in which I was navigating newlywed life, but the novel is so firmly based in characterization and relationships that the timeframe is almost irrelevant. In the end, I devoured the story in just 2 days. I had, however, put Normal People on my TBR back in 2018, the library had it in stock, and so I read it. I’d sort of written her off as a young Millenial author and as an elder Millenial myself, I assumed I would have nothing in common with her books or characters. All three of her novels have been huge bestsellers and Normal People was turned into a mini-series. ![]() ![]() Knopf Canada, 2018)Īt this point, Sally Rooney probably needs no introduction. ![]()
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