Book Review #129: Normal People by Sally Rooney
Marianne and Connell are complete opposites. But when they start talking one day, a connection forms that changes both of their lives forever. I watched the TV adaptation of this book for the first time last month. And though there were things I liked and didn't like about it, I really wanted to read the book to see if I liked it as much. The book ended up being so close to the TV show that I liked them both the same amount, and had the same problems with them both. Weirdly, I love both of the characters overall, but I didn't actually find them likeable. I think they were well-written, interesting and are fundamentally good people. But throughout the book, their actions and some of their conversations highlighted that I wouldn't enjoy being friends with them in real life. I wouldn't want to be around either of them. Because of this, reading the book wasn't the most enjoyable experience I've ever had, though it probably isn't supposed to be. The reason I hadn...