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lisazd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Abortion
bookishlittleme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I have heard a lot of comments about Sally Rooney's writing being hard to read because she does not use quotations to help the reader recognize dialogue. Personally, I fell in love with her writing style as soon as I picked up the book. As for the dialogue it's definitely more feeling than reading a quotation mark that lets you know when someone is speaking. This is a very sad book but I think if you're drawn to it you should read it. Check the content warnings though!
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
nirvannamae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Abortion
bridietmc24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Rape
Minor: Eating disorder and Abortion
selimhannah's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
kathis_wonderland's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
One thing I am now certain of is that I am usually very unsure about books that won awards. I often do get why this book won awards and is so loved by many, but most of the time I do not really enjoy those books. This is why I also have mixed feelings about Normal People. It was a good book, but the story did not suck me in. However, at the same time, I couldn't stop reading most of the time. You see, I have very mixed feelings about this book.
For one, I liked the relationship and friendship between Connell and Marianne. No matter their downs and disagreements, they always found their way into each other's lives again. I was rooting for them! This is why I am not super fond of the rather open ending of this book. I want them both to be happy. Connell's mother is such a wholesome person. I adore her. She is a wonderful human being. One thing that bothers me is the big time jumps from one chapter to the next. I felt like I missed several aspects of the story that would have made it deeper. But then the book itself was already very deep and sometimes heavy to read. Some chapters exhausted me. And let's not forget the absence of quotation marks! This annoyed me the most as it makes understanding the text much more difficult. A big no from me for the absence of quotation marks.
All in all, I liked the book. I see why others love it so much, but I still have mixed feelings about it. Sally Rooney is a good writer, but probably just not my cup of tea.
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Abortion, and Death of parent
corinniebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Abortion, Alcohol, and Classism
shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
lauboe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, and Alcohol
kashby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Abortion