Reviews by Tag: coming of age

Normal People by Sally Rooney is a contemporary coming-of-age novel that follows the complex relationship between Marianne and Connell, two Irish teenagers from different social backgrounds. Despite their differences, the two form a deep and intense connection, navigating the challenges of high school, college, and adulthood while grappling with issues of power, vulnerability, and self-identity.

This beautifully written 19th-century classic follows the adventures of the four March sisters as they transition into womanhood; Margaret (Meg), Josephine (Jo), Elizabeth (Beth), and Amy. Meg is portrayed as a beautiful, delicate young lady who dreams of a life of luxury. Jo is shown as a headstrong, tomboyish person with a heartfelt desire to write her own book someday. Beth is an innocent, sweet soul who only wishes for happiness. Amy is a romantic (though somewhat spoiled) girl who longs for a life as an artist.

I started reading Normal People by Sally Rooney because one of my friends
recommended it to me. I had no clue what to expect other. When I first started reading it I was
intrigued by how unique it was written. There are no quotation marks to mark dialogue, which
differs from most books I have read. Little differences like this kept me reading more and more.
 

When Holden escapes Pencey Prep, he goes around New York City hoping to find truth and solace in the streets of NYC. As Holden wanders around the city lonely like a ghost he reflects on the true meaning of life as he attempts to escape the phonies of the world. 

“Spontaneous”, by Aaron Starmer, is an equally humorous and heartbreaking look at the unique experience of growing up in the modern age. When students start spontaneously exploding all around her, senior Mara Carlyle has to come to terms with her own mortality and make every moment count. 

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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros follows a girl named Esperanza who moved to Chicago when she was 12. The story is about how she faces challenges but still grows from them. It is a coming of age story and is very inspiring and poetic. The novel was replete with so many events that take place in a person’s life.

A Separate Peace is the coming-of-age chronicle of young Gene Forrester, a studious

and introverted student of Devon, an elite boys’ boarding school. His roommate is a popular,

adventurous, risk-taking athlete: Finny. With their participation in World War II just around the

corner, they savor these last days of boyhood, climbing trees and going to beaches and having

snowball fights. But in the background of their friendship a dark rivalry and jealousy lurks, and

The Catcher in the Rye is a fictional novel written by J.D. Salinger. This novel

is about a 16 year old named Holden Caufield. He gets expelled from his prep

boarding school. He is confused about how to make a way in the world. He feels

as if it is his against the world, as he struggles with his past and present, as well

as future. His parents play a major role in what he thinks about himself. He also