Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Converses entre amics by Sally Rooney, Núria Parés Sellarés

415 reviews

corporatelobotomy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

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

doramak's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

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

andriaspyrou's review against another edition

tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy

st333phanie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This story felt very human in an honest, uncomfortable and admirable way. I could literally feel the tension throughout reading certain moments in the plot and I didn’t know whether to root for certain characters and certain relationships, or feel ashamed for WANTING to root for them. Every character felt relatable in some aspect, good and/or bad. 

This was the first Sally Rooney novel I’ve read and I must say, I find her writing quite charming and engaging. It took me a while to get into the groove of the plot but by the second chapter, I was hooked! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Minor: Self harm and Medical trauma

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

kiesha's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Infertility

kseniiatttol's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity