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The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

20 reviews

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, and Colonisation

idesofmarch's review

emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Vomit

mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.5

 3.5 stars. Entertaining and quick read. I really liked the audiobook. The story was dragging at first (had Normal People vibes), but I liked that the main character developed. I enjoyed the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Miscarriage

Moderate: Vomit and Abortion

koplomps's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Pedophilia and Vomit

kimveach's review

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

As I continue on my journey of books set in the UK, this one popped up as a good choice for Ireland.  I enjoyed learning about Cork and the life there for millennials during and after the 2008 recession.  The characters were flawed, interesting, and ultimately loveable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Abortion, and Death of parent

bookblaster's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Miscarriage

Moderate: Homophobia and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Vomit, and Pregnancy

kirstenw13's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

So good, so sweet. There were twists, there were turns. There were besties and their woes. A great book about friendship, what love can mean, the publishing industry and abortion access in Ireland in the early 2010s. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kjm19's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a compelling book. Contemporary Irish literature seems to be unstoppable in my view!

The characters are interesting, quirky, and flawed. The way Caroline describes them is evocative and playful. She brings a level of nostalgia to their world - even though I cannot relate - it feels like I was there. The relationships are deep and convincing, every twist and turn in their lives is surprising yet believable at the same time. The flow of the narrative entwining the past with the present isn’t distracting, you are just totally immersed with her wordplay and descriptions. 

The plot is all things political and societal, yet  the same time totally personal. The effortless weaving of the wider context of their world with their personal lives paints such a vivid and convincing depiction of their young lives and the good and bad decisions that they make in their specific circumstances. The ending is also satisfying. Everything works!

It is clever and enchanting. I look forward to reading more of her work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

bootsmom3's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Blood, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, and Death of parent

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

4.75

This book is fully and completely worth the hype. Rachel as a character really resonated with me and I loved her narration. The only criticism I have is

the cheap "twist" of Carey being the husband. I wish that had been upfront because it makes a lot of the early book narration awkward. The journey of them getting together would have still been fully worth it without a looming "husband" figure

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Infertility, Sexual content, and Abortion

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent