Normal People: One million copies sold

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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.

Entertainment Weekly writers ranked the book as the 10th best of the decade, with Seija Rankin writing, "Both of Sally Rooney's novels capture the millennial ethos with raw honesty and impeccable insight. But what she broke ground with in Conversations With Friends, she perfected in Normal People." [13] Awards [ edit ] Award Nice enough writing and observations but somewhat dull and infantile. The very notion of the two people, seemingly perfect for each other, ruining each other's lives over and over again drove me mad. It became repetitive, then it became boring. I just could not stand reading about on-off relationship of these young damaged adults while such important matters like domestic abuse, depression and mental health in general were hugely overlooked. Sally Rooney is an incredible author. She has a really interesting, almost callous writing style, that makes all of her books feel both detached and overly emotional. They're almost written in the style of the voice in your head- obviously biased toward you, but talking as if it's fact because your own brain will always see your perspective as true. Similarly is the writing structured, like a consistent stream of thought. I can see how that isn't for everyone, but I found it really easy to follow and loved it so much I bought all of her other books too. (They're all great)Elif Batuman, author of my favourite "The Idiot" said: "I couldn't put "Normal People" down - I didn't think I could love it as much as "Conversations with Friends", but I did. Sally Rooney is a treasure. I can't wait to see what she does next." Irish Independent editor Fionnán Sheahan described the book as a polemic, noting that Rooney has described herself as a Marxist and that the book features discussions about The Communist Manifesto document and Doris Lessing's feminist novel The Golden Notebook. [12]

a b "Sally Rooney's Normal People wins big at British Book Awards". BBC News. 14 May 2019 . Retrieved 25 September 2019. a b Eppel, Alan (5 July 2022). "Normal People: the self-at-best and the self-at-worst". Journal of Psychiatry Reform. 8 (5).

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Sheahan, Fionnán (23 May 2020). "It's Marianne's fault we can't get a government to satisfy Normal People". Irish Independent . Retrieved 23 May 2020. The author of Normal People is a self-professed Marxist... her politics seeps through her writing. It's no accident the central protagonists of the book that has captured the nation's imagination are the rich girl living in the mansion and the poor boy whose mother works as her family's cleaner. The TV version glosses over the discussions around 'The Communist Manifesto' and the feminist bible 'The Golden Notebook'. Normal People received wide critical acclaim. [6] It was longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. [7] It was voted as the 2018 Waterstones' Book of the Year [8] and won "Best Novel" at the 2018 Costa Book Awards. [9] In 2019, the novel was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. [10] In the same year, it was ranked 25th on The Guardian 's list of the 100 best books of the 21st century. [11] In May 2019, BBC Three and Hulu announced that a TV series based on the novel was set to be produced. It premiered on 26 April 2020 on BBC Three and 27 April 2020 on the Australian streaming service Stan. [14] In Ireland, the series began airing on RTÉ One on 28 April 2020. The series stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Marianne and Paul Mescal as Connell. [15] The show garnered critical acclaim and became BBC iPlayer's most-watched show of 2020 with over 62 million streams that year. [16] Themes [ edit ]

On the other side, it also explores Connell's anxiety and depression, and how desperately he needs Marianne in his life to make him feel normal and in control, even though he's seeing/dating other people. It's just... messed up. Rankin, Sally (25 November 2019). "Here are EW's top 10 fiction books of the decade". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 20 January 2021. Normal People easily biggest series on BBC iPlayer with 62.7 million streams in 2020". Radio Times. 8 December 2020. a b "Announcing the Women's Prize 2019 Longlist". Women's Prize for Fiction. 4 March 2019 . Retrieved 4 March 2019.

Hagan, Rachel (31 May 2019). "The BBC Unveils Plans For Adaptation Of Normal People By Sally Rooney". Elle . Retrieved 25 September 2019.