Just finished Normal People after meaning to read it for ages. So disappointing compared to the TV show when normally it’s the other way round. Found the connection between Marianne and Connell just wasn’t portrayed as well as it was in the show.
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine is next on my to read list.
Can’t remember whether I’ve said in here - I really didn’t “get” Normal People. The way mental health was dealt with was great but:
- I really don’t like a lack of appropriate punctuation in books. Lack of speech indications really bother me because I think it’s difficult to keep up with it. It works with something like Handmaid’s Tale as there’s so little speech it’s mostly a stream of consciousness, but I really disliked it in NP.
- the ending. I turned the page and the book was finished. And for some reason it really bothered me.
So normal people was a bit overhyped for my liking
