Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

45 reviews

anisyrah's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder, Abortion, and Alcohol

zarajakob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction and Death

ging090803's review against another edition

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

5.0

I had such expectations... I was always putting it "to later". I really shouldn't have. The writing is beautiful. Not only do we see their relationship growing, but also the characters themselves growing through the years. It is so interesting to see how we are so influenced by others and our past. 
I really liked how it was written. There is not really any marks of dialogue, we change point of view rapidly, the past and the present are mixed together. Great metaphor here : the present is influence by the choices we made in the past. We are never free from our past. 
Following them through the years was incredible. I didn't feel any gaps. It was just normal. 
They were just normal people with rough stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Well, the book can trigger a lot of people so be careful. The words are really crude. Everything is, more or less, described as in real life, so it can really be harsh.

emmawilkinson's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sofiamaslop's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting