Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Converses entre amics by Sally Rooney, Núria Parés Sellarés

277 reviews

owenwilsonbaby's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

‘After that I put some cold water on my face and dried it, the same face I had always had, the one I would have until I died.’

I get it guys! I get it. Her written voice is compelling. Even when things got repetitive, I still found the character voices and emotional atmosphere absorbing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

harriethornshaw's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Infertility, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

beigelace's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage and Blood

emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Infidelity

golden_angele's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

eliotadrift's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

I hate absolutely every character and almost every decision they made. Why was this so engaging? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse

17kareena's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

ka_schulze's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

I normally love Sally Rooney but this  book just made me so mad, frustrated and so many other things. It’s messy but almost too much so where the self loathing overtakes. Maybe listening to her books as audiobooks has kinda thrown off my perception of her writing but this wasn’t an enjoyable read for me at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism and Chronic illness

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

amandaredinger's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism and Self harm

Minor: Infertility

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

3.75

Sally Rooney’s debut is no different to her other works in the sense that she creates fully realised and relatable characters. 

Whilst not a traditional romance, the book is an exploration of modern relationships. It is thought provoking, frustrating and relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy