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Books like Normal People
An achingly intimate portrait of two people who cannot stay away from each other, yet constantly fail to speak their minds. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Normal People.
- aching
- claustrophobic
- tender
- quietly intense
- 01
Conversations With Friends
Sally Rooney
A sharp, hyper-observant dive into the messy, overlapping boundaries of friendship, lust, and intellectual posturing.
- 02
Exciting Times
Naoise Dolan
A razor-sharp, deadpan dissection of modern love, class, and the transactional nature of human connection.
- 03
Milkman
Anna Burns
A fiercely energetic and darkly funny exploration of what happens when simply trying to remain invisible makes you a target.
- 04
Mr Salary
Sally Rooney
A razor-sharp, quietly devastating exploration of the unspoken power dynamics and desperate dependencies that bind two people together.
- 05
The Flatshare
Beth O'Leary
A tender, slow-burn exploration of how shared spaces and Post-it notes can build a foundation for profound emotional intimacy.
- 06
Beach Read
Emily Henry
A sun-drenched, banter-filled exploration of creative burnout and the terrifying vulnerability of letting yourself believe in happy endings again.
- 07
Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín
A quiet, deeply felt exploration of the ache of leaving home and the impossible weight of choosing where you belong.
- 08
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman
A prickly, deadpan exploration of profound loneliness that slowly thaws into a deeply moving story of unexpected friendship.
- 09
It Ends With Us
Colleen Hoover
A breathless romance that slowly tilts into a devastating, empowering exploration of the impossible choices we make to break cycles of pain.
- 10
People We Meet On Vacation
Emily Henry
A sun-drenched, banter-filled exploration of the terrifying leap from platonic soulmates to true love.
- 11
Call Me by Your Name
André Aciman
A sun-drenched, intoxicating plunge into the agonizing beauty of first love and the haunting power of memory.
- 12
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Iain Reid
A claustrophobic road trip into the darkest, most surreal corners of the human psyche, where every thought feels like a trap.
