Reviews tagging Vomit

Normal People, by Sally Rooney

29 reviews

selimhannah's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Suicide, Abortion, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Vomit

anewton's review

emotional 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

3.75

This was a beautifully sad book, that dives into the complex nature of relationships over time, alongside character development and trauma. It explores ‘love’, what that means and what it looks like in different forms and relationships. The ending, though fitting for the story, was disappointing, leaving things open-ended and unsatisfactory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Vomit

corinniebee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Suicide, Vomit, Mental illness, Abortion, Physical abuse, Bullying, Infidelity, and Classism

mintymintyminty's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

1.75

This book comes highly recommended from so many angles, but IMO does not come even close to deserving these accolades. This book is raw, and written in an interesting kind of vignette style, but it does not do anything with these attributes, and they end up being barely any kind of saving grace to the plot. The plot is insipid and despair-inducing, and the only thing I could glean from these characters is how much I would never want to be like them. Overall, a depressing slog that is a celebration of mediocrity in publishing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: War and Racism

gracieb0bell_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75

such an emotional and raw book with relatable characters, a very different style of writing that is so unique to sally rooney, i loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

abioneil's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.25

This book is quite complex. The relationship that Connel and Marianne have is painful to read about. Don’t go into this thinking it will end with sunshine and rainbows. It is obvious that both characters needed serious help. Other than that, I would say that the narrating style was a bit odd, the narrator was third person and at times seemed to be limited and other times omniscient. I didn’t quite enjoy the book, the idea that relationships between people can change their overal character and personality is explored wonderfully, however, it does feel like some of the scenes central ideas are repeated (even though this may have advanced the plot, it was hard to read). I think that the character growth felt sudden instead of gradual buildup.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Injury/injury detail, Pregnancy, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, War, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

illicitrature's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Body shaming

leoniefnk's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Sexism

stella_lbk's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

periwinkle000's review against another edition

reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Grief, Sexual content, Suicide, Bullying, Pedophilia, Injury/injury detail, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Vomit