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Converses entre amics by Sally Rooney, Núria Parés Sellarés
410 reviews
pil4r's review against another edition
reflective
tense
slow-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
3.25
Una vez más, Sally Rooney nos enseña cómo escribir ficción literaria sobre lo humano y lo inmensamente complejo de vincularse sexoafectivamente.
Con problemas de comunicación que parecen no tener fin y atravesadxs por distintos padecimientos de salud mental, lxs personajes de Conversaciones entre amigos intentan -y muchas veces fallan en- hacer su vida. Con maestría, la autora pone sobre la mesa discusiones sobre el poder en los vínculos, atravesamientos de género, clase, consumos e historias familiares.
Aún con todos estos puntos a favor, me costó bastante conectar con la protagonista y su tendencia problemática y extremadamente pasiva a dejar que las cosas sucedan y ya. Creo que esto hizo que la historia me resulte un poco lenta y pesada a pesar de contar con ingredientes tan similares a mi amada Gente normal.
Recomiendo para quien tenga muchas ganas de frustrarse con -o le tenga la paciencia suficiente a- pobres pibas que se la pasan tomando malas decisiones.
Con problemas de comunicación que parecen no tener fin y atravesadxs por distintos padecimientos de salud mental, lxs personajes de Conversaciones entre amigos intentan -y muchas veces fallan en- hacer su vida. Con maestría, la autora pone sobre la mesa discusiones sobre el poder en los vínculos, atravesamientos de género, clase, consumos e historias familiares.
Aún con todos estos puntos a favor, me costó bastante conectar con la protagonista y su tendencia problemática y extremadamente pasiva a dejar que las cosas sucedan y ya. Creo que esto hizo que la historia me resulte un poco lenta y pesada a pesar de contar con ingredientes tan similares a mi amada Gente normal.
Recomiendo para quien tenga muchas ganas de frustrarse con -o le tenga la paciencia suficiente a- pobres pibas que se la pasan tomando malas decisiones.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Self harm and Blood
marissanbullis's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Chronic illness and Self harm
ivi_reads_books's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book offers a realistic portrayal of the challenges of being diagnosed with and living with endometriosis. However, at its core, the story revolves around themes of loyalty and betrayal.
While the masochism and frequent miscommunication was frustrating for me I found it hard to put the book down.
While the masochism and frequent miscommunication was frustrating for me I found it hard to put the book down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol
chris_reads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
fast-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Infertility
samcanuel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
As with the other Sally Rooney books I’ve read, I am deeply haunted by this book. Rooney’s prose is absolutely beautiful and somehow makes up for how much I hate all of the characters. Life is messy, as is this book. Check the trigger warnings!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infertility, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
sissizc's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Self harm
joensign's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
adri_enne's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-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
4.0
Are the characters obnoxious ? Yes.
Selfish? Yes.
Pretentious? Yes.
But can I also relate to the complexities of navigating self esteem, feelings, relationships, and friendships during early adulthood? Absolutely yes.
The main characters being intolerable does not make this a bad book! I don’t believe everyone has to be pleasant/charming in order for readers to understand their intricate inner thoughts. I also think that this makes the characters more realistic to me as well. In fact, I think this is intentional on Sally Rooney’s part.
Selfish? Yes.
Pretentious? Yes.
But can I also relate to the complexities of navigating self esteem, feelings, relationships, and friendships during early adulthood? Absolutely yes.
The main characters being intolerable does not make this a bad book! I don’t believe everyone has to be pleasant/charming in order for readers to understand their intricate inner thoughts. I also think that this makes the characters more realistic to me as well. In fact, I think this is intentional on Sally Rooney’s part.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
jaklyn_heath_reads's review against another edition
4.0
This was a tough read for a few different reasons.
At first, I really didn’t like any of the characters. But I soon came to appreciate the story that Sally Rooney was telling.
Do I like the characters now that I’ve finished the book? Not really. They have a lot of flaws and make some questionable decisions that I didn’t understand but that I could appreciate as they were consistent with their characterization.
Next, the tough topics. This novel discusses themes of adultery, mental health crises, self-harm, endometriosis, and sexuality. It isn’t easy to read a character going through excruciating pain, or disassociating, or cheating on their wife.
The ending. It leaves things unresolved almost like a cliff hanger. I don’t know if I liked the ending. I wish the characters got some sort of closure. Scratch that. I wish I got some sort of closure.
Jaklyn, it sounds like you didn’t like the book. Why did you give it 4 stars?
I loved the storytelling. I wanted to keep reading (or listening in my case). I wanted to know if the bad decisions were going to cause some sort of karma event to take place. I wanted to know how everything would blow up or fall apart or somehow stay together. I wanted to see growth in the characters (there was some). I was committed to the story. And Rooney has a way of telling a story. It felt real and raw and completely believable. I was enthralled.
Will this be one of my favourite books of all time? No. But I do see myself thinking about for a long while. I think I liked Normal People better, but this was very good too.
At first, I really didn’t like any of the characters. But I soon came to appreciate the story that Sally Rooney was telling.
Do I like the characters now that I’ve finished the book? Not really. They have a lot of flaws and make some questionable decisions that I didn’t understand but that I could appreciate as they were consistent with their characterization.
Next, the tough topics. This novel discusses themes of adultery, mental health crises, self-harm, endometriosis, and sexuality. It isn’t easy to read a character going through excruciating pain, or disassociating, or cheating on their wife.
The ending. It leaves things unresolved almost like a cliff hanger. I don’t know if I liked the ending. I wish the characters got some sort of closure. Scratch that. I wish I got some sort of closure.
Jaklyn, it sounds like you didn’t like the book. Why did you give it 4 stars?
I loved the storytelling. I wanted to keep reading (or listening in my case). I wanted to know if the bad decisions were going to cause some sort of karma event to take place. I wanted to know how everything would blow up or fall apart or somehow stay together. I wanted to see growth in the characters (there was some). I was committed to the story. And Rooney has a way of telling a story. It felt real and raw and completely believable. I was enthralled.
Will this be one of my favourite books of all time? No. But I do see myself thinking about for a long while. I think I liked Normal People better, but this was very good too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
jesswhiteside's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.0
I didn’t really realise until later, but I found the beginning of the book less enjoyable and a little stilted - you have to wait a bit for the pace to kick off, for the writing to develop and to find yourself really falling into the characters and the story. The entirety of the middle/rest of the book though, I found myself hooked into, attached to the characters completely and drawn along at Rooney’s whim, falling into the story and where it took me. I felt as though I couldn’t look away from the words on the page, I needed to read Frances’ thoughts and words and feelings. I loved a lot about this book, and I’m unsure how I feel about the ending. I don’t hate it, and I like what it says about humanity and relationships and the book’s characters in some ways, but I’m not yet sure how I feel beyond that. I haven’t finished Normal People as I had to pause reading it to prioritise my library books, but although I loved the story of Marianne and Connell, I think I like Rooney’s writing in Conversations with Friends far more than in Normal People. I think I love this a lot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Minor: Self harm