Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

68 reviews

rhianonw's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

3.0

This book was character-driven, which I found really interesting. I did LOATHE the lack of quotation marks, but I found it to be an easier read than Beautiful World.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

merelyakalan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Infidelity

ale15sousa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Pregnancy

libt11's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Blood

vixenreader'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Be prepared to relive your most woeful miscommunications you have ever had in a romantic relationship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia and Racism

If you are part of the kink community, you should recognize that the masochism in the book is more of an unhealthy pattern in a character’s abusive cycle rather than a prime example of how consensual BDSM is actually practiced.

chaoticweevil's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Racism, and War

michellezezhang's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

jfield351's review against another edition

dark lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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

3.0

This was a good book. I usually don’t like books with no plot, but this one was okay. However, what is with the lack of quotation marks???????? It made it very hard to read sometimes. It’s also written partly in present tense which I don’t read a lot of so that was interesting. The story was interesting and sad and just depicts growing up. It was well written (apart from the quotation marks - i know it was a stylistic choice but i didn’t like it) and dived into some interesting concepts about what it means to be a normal person.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sambashua's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol