The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
voikukka's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
i wonder if this would've made bigger impact on me had i read it when it came out and i was 21 myself and life was messy like this. probably. thank god i'm not 21 anymore and also that all in all this turned out to be worth reading with some truly beautiful lines in there!
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm
Moderate: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage
hayleythepaige'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
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Blood, Classism, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
sophia66201's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Medical content, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship
azilisssss's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Self harm, Blood, Alcoholism, Vomit, Cursing, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Eating disorder
annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i have to comment on the US cover, especially for the audiobook (storygraph shows a different one but you can see what i’m talking about here: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41DTekX2n4L._SL500_.jpg). first of all, i don’t mind the composition but i dislike the art style, its flatness and lifelessness when this book is all about complex characters. but what really bothers me is that i think some other artist was given the task of adapting the cover art to a square aspect ratio for the audiobook, and literally copied, pasted, and mirrored the original tightly-cropped faces, adding in the nose bits. because, why are they so symmetrical?? why are their facial features so small?? it’s firmly in the uncanny valley. shoutout to the Danish cover, though, so pretty: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0bf9c4f3-3123-4d7b-a6b5-8955ff06e5f6
edit: the Russian hardcover is also beautiful: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/183d6a3b-d207-4cfb-aa9e-e36bc6df3f84
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Child abuse, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, War, Classism, and Miscarriage
seforana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Cursing, Sexual content, Blood, Chronic illness, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Infertility
alienae's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit
bcooper21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm
dfram's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Blood, and Self harm
Moderate: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Cursing, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Infertility, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Classism
blackcatkai'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
4.0
i dont know what it is about sally rooney's writing that grabs me and wont let go but here we are. a story that involves a few heavy subjects in a more slice of life story progression style, similar to Normal People though this one doesnt jump forward in time so much. i found myself both liking the main character and rooting for her but also wishing i could shake her to snap her out of whatever trance the 'love interest' had with her. but she really feels human in her decision making and thoughts, despite all the people around her being super entitled/hispter-esque, and i feel like she had pretty good character development over the course of the book.
im not going to lie, i do love a story with some good rich people drama. this definitely had a bit of that going on.
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Ableism