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Normal People
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Publisher's Summary
'The literary phenomenon of the decade.' Guardian
'The book that defined a generation.' Stylist
**The modern classic behind the BAFTA-winning series. **
Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying - something life-changing begins.
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.
'Tender and devastating.' Guardian
'A book to cancel plans for.' Grazia
'A classic coming-of-age love story.' Vogue
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- Anonymous User
- 12-10-2024
Needs a sequel
Honestly, it's very well written. The book takes you on a captivating journey and truly holds your attention. However, it left me disappointed and heavy-hearted (spoiler alert) that the story ended so abruptly with no happy ending and no promise of a sequel. It felt like there was no hope, and the author couldn't find a way to give it to you. I'd love to see a sequel where the two characters engage in meaningful therapy that's both agonizing torture and revolutionary. I wanted to read more of the author's books (if there are any), but I can't trust them not to leave me feeling frustrated and annoyed. I'll keep an eye out for a sequel (not just a TV series). I hope the author will make time to give us real hope.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-05-2024
Great Story - All the feels
Well written, well narrated, great story. Passionate, loving, sad, painful and a little bitter sweet. Hopefully, we will get a sequel at some point.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-08-2024
TV show is better than the book
Overall thought it was good but I do think the TV show is better than the book. Especially the ending, ending of the book felt very rushed.
Enjoyed the narrators voice, fitted perfectly
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- Anonymous User
- 18-02-2024
No such thing as normal
A great insight into what we perceive as being normal is only relative. The two main protagonists receive an enormous amount of grief for not playing along to the so called social norms of behaviour
but are the most likeable characters in the book.
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- Christine Torbey
- 18-04-2024
Interesting but terrible narration
Good story. Female narration was fine but using a female for the male voices was not believable and jarring. It ruined the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-09-2024
Real, raw, tragic and beautiful
This book is complete in its heart wrenching, tearjerking, uplifting, so destroying journey of Hope, love, tragedy and all the words never said but felt deeply in the spaces where they should lie.
100% listen to this book!
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- Debi Harris
- 10-11-2024
So good I listened to it back to back
A beautifully written and beautifully read story, addressing the complexities of navigating social groups from childhood through to adulthood. I fell in love with the main characters and the story as a whole. Well worth reading.
I am off to watch the series now, to see if it matches the high standards of this wonderful book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-12-2023
As enjoyable as the tv series
The narrator was perfect - did a great job with a fantastic story. Loved it. Beautifully written. Thoroughly enjoyable
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- Anonymous User
- 10-01-2024
Such a real story of love
A tender and beautiful story about love, loss and life. The characters felt so real and familiar. I loved it.
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- Amy
- 11-09-2023
Frustrating ending
I should of know that the book would be an odd ending as the whole story was a bit odd but I liked it. The ending was too open, I didn’t enjoy it.
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