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Margie asked this question about Normal People:
So I am just getting to the point in this where Marianne has started to eat less and less, fixating on her food and savouring it. Essentially, it reads like she's moving towards anorexia if she hasn't already. Without giving too much away, does it have a happier ending? Does she get therapy? I know too many people with severe mental health problems in real life to want to read further if it doesn't :(
Catherine Perhaps the writer wanted the effect that "plus ça change..." as far as the dynamic between Marianne and Connell. I agree though, that for the reader,…mǰPerhaps the writer wanted the effect that "plus ça change..." as far as the dynamic between Marianne and Connell. I agree though, that for the reader, it felt like the book simply stopped. I found it unsatisfying. We could easily have turned the page and seen a chapter heading "12 weeks later..." with no surprise.(less)
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Normal People
by Sally Rooney (ŷ Author)
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