There is nothing normal or ordinary about the wonderful description of a youthful, complicated romance between Marianne and Connell, two teenagers living in rural Ireland. The two have both financial and status differences. Connell is being raised by a single mother, who works as a housekeeper for Marianne’s family. Marianne is the privileged daughter with wealthy parents. Marianne is very bright but not outgoing and girls at school think she is strange. Connell is “one of the guys”, an athlete, liked by all. What is the strange connection that pulls these two together—both in high school and later at Trinity College Dublin. Sally Rooney in her quiet prose reverses the roles of the characters. Marianne thrives and makes friends. Connell is home sick and misses his football friends. The character development is unique. The reader gets into the head of these complicated young people and gets to understand why they are so attracted to each other.
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