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8 out of 10
Read the whole thing in a laundrette and then again on the bus home. No queue at all, which felt wrong for how much everyone talks about it.
by@libbyoverdriveWritten 26 May 2026Read 25 May 2026
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Normal People reviewed by @quietcarriage
Everyone told me I'd love this and I didn't, quite. Is it me? Probably it's me. The stretches where they're apart work better than the ones where they're together, which I suspect isn't the intended effect. My book group has taken it personally.6 out of 10@quietcarriage
Normal People reviewed by @three_chapters_in
no quotation marks and I somehow didn't notice at first. so far it is just two people completely unable to say one true thing to each other and I want to shake them, gently, one at a time9 out of 10@three_chapters_in
Normal People reviewed by @pageandvine
Two people and a phone signal problem8 out of 10@pageandvine
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