Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

5 reviews

sydlexi's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Infidelity, Racism, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

i fear i relate too much to Marianne

bratlingling's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Am Anfang mochte ich es sehr, ich war sofort reingezogen und fand es sehr interessant, welche Gedanken und Gefühle de Autorin als erwähneneswert ansieht. Auch durch wenige Worte war die perfekte und einzig richtige Sache gesagt. Trotzdem hatte ich das Gefühl, nicht an die Charaktere heranzukommen und sie sind mir im Laufe des Buches immer weiter entronnen, was mit ihrer Entwicklung Sinn ergab, gleichzeitig war ich dadurch aber nicht mehr so invested und fand, dass sie dadurch an Tiefe verloren haben (besonders Marianne). Mich frustriert sehr, wenn Missverständnisse durch mangelnde Kommunikation entstehen und das war hier definitiv öfter der Fall. 
Trotzdem war das Buch toll geschrieben und bietet eine intelligente und überraschende Analyse von menschlicher Abhängigkeit, Zuneigung, Erwachsenwerden und der Suche nach sich selbst.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

komiification's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Completely devastating how people can love each other so much yet can continue to hurt each other. Can never really talk to each other. Alongside this theme, as well as other points relating to genocide (which is still, upsettingly, relevant to today), and the way people now engage with literature without this political edge, this is, easily a modern classic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Racism, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

avabudavari's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Colonisation

teeclecticreads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Not only was this whole book about a toxic relationship between these two, but the ending was so lacklustre. Also, why is she not using quotation marks??? I didn’t like that :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Genocide, Vomit, and War