In the book she wears “cheap black underwear” for the big day, her underarms are “chalky with deodorant” and “her nose is running a little.” She’s shaved her legs, a notable fact only because her hairy stems are the subject of high-school gossip. He’s a hot, popular jock and she’s the kind of dowdy know-it-all that guys mock on their way to Gaelic football practice.Īfter making out a few times, Connell invites Marianne over when his mom’s not home so they can get naked. The moment comes early on in the plot when Marianne and Connell, two high-school students in small-town Ireland, are keeping their hookups a secret. There’s a striking difference between the first sex scene in the TV version of Normal People and the book, written by Sally Rooney.
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