Books Like Normal People

Normal People by Sally Rooney has a particular pull. Two Irish teenagers keep drifting apart and back together over years, never quite able to just say what they mean.

What tends to stick with readers is its emotional, romantic and millennial feel. Devastatingly accurate about how badly two people who love each other can communicate. Below are 7 books that carry that feeling in different ways, matched on shared mood, themes and reading experience. Normal People is a medium, fast-paced read (reading level: beginner-friendly), so we've noted where each pick is quicker, slower or heavier.

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Normal People

Sally Rooney

7 books you might enjoy

1.
Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney
If it was the emotional and romantic side of Normal People you loved, Conversations with Friends delivers it too. Both carry the #millennial and #book-club tags.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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2.
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood shares Normal People's emotional appeal. It's a more demanding read than Normal People.
Medium · Slow pace · Easy to follow
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3.
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby shares Normal People's emotional appeal. It's the quicker read of the two.
Short · Fast pace · Easy to follow
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4.
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
If it was the emotional and romantic side of Normal People you loved, Me Before You delivers it too. Both carry the #book-club tag.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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5.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
If it was the emotional and romantic side of Normal People you loved, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo delivers it too. Both carry the #book-club tag. The pace is faster than Normal People's.
Medium · Can't put it down pace · Beginner-friendly
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6.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing shares Normal People's emotional appeal. Both carry the #book-club tag.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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7.
Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
Big Little Lies shares Normal People's emotional appeal. Both carry the #book-club tag.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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