That is) and embrace dysfunction instead? So, while I appreciated the rawnessĪnd realness of much of the dialogue and situations, I also found the naval-gazingĪ bit tedious and their white privilege a bit hard to stomach.

Is this a satiric commentary on their ability to function “normally’ (whatever Of emotional upheavals and damage to their souls. Learn from the pain they feel and cause and repeat mistakes that cause a series I found this quite frustrating in some ways – the fact they don’t They’re like atoms, inexplicably drawn to each other then flung apart, mostly because, for all their intelligence, they don’t really understand themselves or their need of each other and are hopeless at communicating. The book follows the social, psychological and emotional intersections of these two characters through adolescence and early adulthood the way in which they both depend upon and yet deny their need for each other. While Marianne is unpopular at school, Connell is the boy most dream of being or being able to call boyfriend, a situation that’s reversed once they get to university. Or not? Fortunately, I did read it and while the book wasn’t what I expected,īasically, the story centres on two misfits (though the fact they both are isn’t immediately apparent) who, thrown together through life’s vagaries, nonetheless share little in common except they’re both smart and curious – mainly about each other, though they’d be the last to admit that. Once again, I wasĬaught in the silly bind of asking myself do I read it and risk disappointment Successful TV show (which I haven’t yet watched) as well. There has not only been so much hype about this book, but a

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