Normal People

I pretty much stayed up all night to finish this, that's how much I love Sally Rooney's characters and her delicate and intimate way of writing them. This is a love story. Connell and Marianne feel the most themselves in each other's company, yet youthful insecurities, family and class issues, anxiety, depression and the discovery of sexual kinks, time after time pull them apart. Rooney does this thing so very well, where she slowly weaves psychological complexities into what you first think is a pretty straight forward story. Her scenes and her characters are frail and emotional, their insecurities and pains are palpable, and I shed tears multiple times while reading the book. Also, interesting to note, that similarly as with [b:Conversations with Friends 32187419 Conversations with Friends Sally Rooney https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500031338l/32187419.SY75.jpg 52827120], the book does finish a bit open-ended. As if Rooney wants to tell us that the dance never ends.