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Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

33 reviews

holly_rey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

jadziaaudrey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Toxic friendship

famuamu's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

louiseberg's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Self harm

Moderate: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood and Vomit

nicolinebl's review against another edition

reflective sad 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

3.5

Definitely prefer this book over Rooney's other novel Normal People, although, to be fair, I was probably a bit too young to read that book back then (time for a re-read!). Her characters are never very likeworthy and  definitely remind me of the main characters in Exciting Times & A Year of Rest and Relaxation. Even though Frances wasn't likeable, she was quite relatable in other ways. I guess you will always relate more to a flawed character than some miss-perfect. 

I'm not quite sure how to describe what I thought of this book other than it feeling like taking a road-trip, getting to know the characters through observing and listening to them. It is a book that is very much about its characters and their actions. It's not a wild adventurous story but I was still on the edge of my seat, curious where the story would go. This is the second book by Sally I've read and her characters tend to be quite pretentious, not sure if that is on purpose or not. I do like the philosophical and intellectual conversations they have with each other though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

angelicatalevi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, and Medical trauma

zlashdow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

yjee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma

risten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

sundaybookclub's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this! Read it in a day! The storytelling was gripping and I kept on needing to turn the page. The emotions, the humour, the everything!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol