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Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying - something life-changing begins.
Normal People is a story of mutual fascination, friendship and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find they can't.
I've been avoiding this book as I decided it was over hyped, but when I went in the library there it sat and it looked like a quick read so I decided to go for it. I also heard that it's being adapted for the TV so I thought it would be good.
I was wrong! I didn't really care for this book at all. The beginning was ok, but after that it felt like it just kept repeating itself, or rather the characters did. The same relationship on and off and the same pitfalls repeated. Yes, I know this could happen in real life but it didn't make for a page turner. Honestly the only thing that kept me going was that it was a short book, any longer and it would have been a DNF for me. Maybe it's because I'm not the target audience but this book was a bit of a fail for me.
My thanks to my local library who saved me buying this book. I'm giving this book 2 out of 5 stars.
I've heard so much about this book that i was starting to thing that perhaps it was a case of "Emperors New Clothes" and nobody wanted to be the first to say they didn't like it. Thanks for confirming my suspicions!
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