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Normal People

If you loved Normal People by Sally Rooney, these 6 books offer possible next reads. These AI-assisted suggestions are a starting point for your own curiosity.

01

Exciting Times

by Naoise Dolan

Fans of Normal People's witty banter and millennial relationship tensions will adore this sharp Dublin love triangle.

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02

Everything I Know About Love

by Dolly Alderton

Captures the messy friendships and romantic heartaches of young adulthood like Normal People's emotional intimacy.

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03

The Idiot

by Elif Batuman

Offers intellectual yearning and awkward college romance mirroring Connell and Marianne's on-off dynamic.

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04

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney

Delivers the same precise dialogue and complicated Dublin affairs fans crave in Normal People.

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05

Expectation

by Anna Hope

Explores female friendship strains and life regrets akin to Normal People's class-tinged heartbreaks.

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06

Milk Fed

by Melissa Broder

Intense queer desire and body issues echo Normal People's raw, obsessive modern love explorations.

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