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This week, I want to finish looking at Normal People, although this rich book could easily yield more discussion. However, certain...

Sex is an integral part of Normal People. Let’s get a definition. (Wait…what? A definition of sex?) Yes, we all “know” what sex is, but I...

This week, let’s look at one of two major themes in Normal People, social class. I realize that last time, I left off with the threat to...

We’ve talked about how, at times, the locus of narration in Normal People can be hard to determine. That first sentence, “Marianne...

This week, let’s look more closely at the role of the narrator in Normal People. A definition, please. A person who narrates something,...

Normal People, I’m going to say, is a book of recollection. A story of two people, told from a future vantage point and ending in a way...

As we continue our exploration of Sally Rooney’s Normal People, let’s take a look at some structural issues. The story concerns two main...

This week, a new story, my friends, Irish author Sally Rooney’s 2018 novel, Normal People. Normal People was a bestseller in the United...