A deep dive into Sally Rooney's universally popular novel Normal People - in this episode I try to unpick what is so special about this book and discuss how to place my opinions about it amongst the sea of overwhelming praise that is already out there. 

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 Articles mentioned: 

 The Cult of Sally Rooney by Constance Grady: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/9/3/20807728/sally-rooney-normal-people-conversations-with-friends 

 Socrates on Know Thyself: 
https://arkintime.com/know-thyself/socrates/ 

 Aristotle, The Poetics: 
See the book itself for his quote, or read more generally about it below. 
https://www.britannica.com/art/anagnorisis 

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