Literary 2018

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Published in Spanish as Gente Normal

Teenagers Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other.

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What it is

A love that builds slowly · melancholic and unhurried

What happens in it

Slow-burn romance

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How it's told

Structure
Jumps in time
Who tells it
Third person, up close
Pulls you in with
Its characters
Prose
Spare

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you don't mind a love story that takes its time
  • you read for the characters
  • you like a book that stays with you for days

Maybe not if…

  • you prefer a story told in order

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