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Normal People

Normal People

Book · Literary & classic fiction · 16 mentions · 6 subreddits · discussed in r/books, r/booksuggestions, r/televisionsuggestions, r/French

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Pros

  • I finally got to read NP, and I enjoyed it, but I liked CWF sooo much more.
  • I just read the French version of Normal People since I already know the story and it was SO nice to read in French. It’s mainly dialogue based so I actually picked up useful words and phrases for how “normal people” talk. It felt so flu...
  • currently it's overflowing with more literary realist PT novels like Normal People and Wolf Hall, etc. Lovely stuff by the way.
  • "Normal People" is my favourite Sally Rooney, and I think that's a good one to start on.
  • 🟩 S Tier – Masterpiece / Must Watch * **Normal People** – Romance / Drama

Cons

  • In spite of all the buzz, it was underwhelming.
  • Normal People also frustrated me - so much trauma and emotional neglect, and she just takes it.
  • I loved this book as well and was shocked to see how much hate it got. It wasn’t the most polished and the plot became kind of absurd at times, but I genuinely think it had a far stronger emotional centre than some books with a similar c...
  • I haven't watched it yet, since I found normal people a bit juvenile.

Sentiment

12 positive (75%) · 0 mixed (0%) · 4 negative (25%)

Trust + time weighted score: +54% · raw score 50%

What redditors said (10 of 16)

I finally got to read NP, and I enjoyed it, but I liked CWF sooo much more.
positive · u/d****o · r/books · comment · Jan 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I just read the French version of Normal People since I already know the story and it was SO nice to read in French. It’s mainly dialogue based so I actually picked up useful words and phrases for how “normal people” talk. It felt so fluid to read.
positive · u/e****e · r/French · comment · Feb 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
currently it's overflowing with more literary realist PT novels like Normal People and Wolf Hall, etc. Lovely stuff by the way.
positive · u/p****d · r/horrorlit · Nov 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
"Normal People" is my favourite Sally Rooney, and I think that's a good one to start on.
positive · u/J****1 · r/books · comment · Aug 30, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
🟩 S Tier – Masterpiece / Must Watch * **Normal People** – Romance / Drama
positive · u/s****l · r/televisionsuggestions · Aug 30, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified
Normal People — I read it in 3 days! It’s snapshots of people going through life and how people go in and out of each other’s lives. It really is a book about normal people experiencing joy and hardship and of course romance. It’s a perfect little story. Rooney is a captivating writer!
positive · u/i****7 · r/booksuggestions · comment · Aug 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Normal People
positive · u/f****6 · r/televisionsuggestions · comment · Jul 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
In spite of all the buzz, it was underwhelming.
negative · u/O****9 · r/books · comment · Jul 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Normal People also frustrated me - so much trauma and emotional neglect, and she just takes it.
negative · u/I****_ · r/booksuggestions · Jul 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I’ve read honestly “popular” books and liked them all. I’m really in to - Normal People
positive · u/y****2 · r/booksuggestions · Jul 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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