Normal People by Sally Rooney

Calling this book Normal People is like calling Picasso's Guernica a painting about people not getting along. Sally Rooney follows the relationship between Connell and Marianne, two young people living in Ireland who are attracted to each other but can't seem to commit. There are issues, Connell's mother is single and makes her living cleaning homes, one of which is Marianne's and Connell's mother is a kind and loving parent while Marianne's parents are not. But the main issue is their lack of ability to communicate. They are both constantly hiding their feelings and misinterpreting what the other says.

Although their relationship is too extreme for what I would call normal, I loved Rooney's writing and the depth of the character study. This is a book worth reading.