Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Converses entre amics by Sally Rooney, Núria Parés Sellarés

221 reviews

pil4r's review against another edition

Go to review page

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.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

emmmmmaaa's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

4.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

chris_reads's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

samcanuel's review against another edition

Go to review page

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!!
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

mehlanie's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny tense 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

4.75

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

wannabeninazenik's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

sunburntghost's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

beigelace's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

golden_angele's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

katharinaamaliae's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional tense medium-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

3.0

While reading this book I was really torn between liking and hating it and I'm still not sure. It wasn't what I expected, I think. The main thing that threw me off was Frances herself. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bring up any sympathy for her or relate to her in any way. I simply didn't like her, but then again I didn't like any character in this book, really, and it makes me wonder if it's meant to be that way or if I just don't like Sally Rooneys writing. Then the other thing that bothered me, that hasn't really gotten much to do with the actual book, that I still feel the need to mention is, how in the show Nick is played by no other than Joe Alwyn and maybe that's just me but I definitely wouldn't describe him as, and I quote: "Handsome to an almost off-putting extent" but since I already knew Joe Alwyin played Nick I couldn't even imagine him as someone else and it made me relate to Frances even less, because why would you sleep with a married man if he looks like Joe Alwyn?
Expand filter menu Content Warnings