Meet the Cast
Quentin Jacobson
The Normal HeartQuentin Jacobson is our narrator and protagonist. He's not your average young-adult hero, though. He has two parents who are both professional and employed; he's a good student abou...
Margo Roth Spiegelman
The Cool GirlMargo Roth Spiegelman is the girl who "loved mysteries so much that she became one " (Prologue.35), and while in school, she seems intent to be the manic pixie dream girliest of them a...
Ben Starling
A Starling is BornBen Starling, self-proclaimed owner of the "World's Largest Balls" (2.16.14), is an "olive-skinned creature" (1.9.9), which is the way a white author describes a racially ambiguou...
Radar (Marcus)
Black-ishRadar is Quentin and Ben's other friend, although sidekick might be a more accurate description. He's a human encyclopedia and the go-to tech guy for any research or calculations the group...
Lacey Pemberton
CatfishBefore we get to meet Lacey Pemberton firsthand, we get Margo Roth Spiegelman's opinion of her. And Margo Roth Spiegelman thinks Lacey Pemberton is a terrible friend. (That's the rhino calli...
Minor Characters
Detective Otis Warren This is the police officer who is supposed to find Margo Roth Spiegelman, but isn't really trying. He calls Margo Roth Spiegelman a balloon (because he talks in metaphors like...