Book Review: Normal People
Connell is popular. Marianne is awkward and a loner. Marianne’s family has money and she lives in a large house. Connell’s mom, who was only a teenager when she had him, cleans Marianne’s house. There is really no reason for their paths to ever cross. And yet, they do. Again, and again. From their last year in school and throughout their undergraduate career, Connell and Marianne keep finding each other. Sally Rooney’s Normal People explores the friendship and love between two people who just can’t stay apart from each other. I love books that explore relationships over a long period of time. I love to see couples find a way to overcome any obstacle that is thrown their way and still be together. Normal People is one of these books. Connell and Marianne are introduced as two people with nothing in common aside from the small town they’ve grown up in. However, as they continue to interact, it becomes more evident that they need each other in their lives. I couldn’t put the...