lynnndsi's review against another edition
emotional
sad
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
lnarmour's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
noplacestogo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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? Yes
hannahbogis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.0
emilye33's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
m_hates_reading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
5/5 I wasn’t sure until I finished it, but I absolutely love it.
It’s a surprisingly heavy read, emotionally exhausting.
Connell and Marianne are both incredibly unlikeable characters once you get to really see the way they treat each other; not without love, but without kindness. They both resent each other an awful lot, and you as the reader grow to as well. They both have experiences leading them to struggle expressing affection, which creates a chain of events causing them both to think the other doesn’t love them, they make decisions assuming what the other feels without asking.
As much as I dislike the characters, and find them pathetically immature, that’s sort of the point. They’re not perfect, and their relationship is messy, chaotic, and at points exhausting - “Normal”.
charlottesauviller's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
michelleub's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
4.0
A tale as old as time. Two people meet, (do they fall in love?) they continue to have an on off relationship. The just can’t seem to be without eachother. Together they grow and become individuals. I would definitely not call this a romance book, I mean yeah they were kind of romantically involved and also sexually, but it is more about their relationship and it’s dynamic than love goey. As someone who has also read conversations with friends, cwf is better, when you go into this book expecting romance, so don’t do that. Would I this book sad? No. And you should totally be okey with this no quotation marks thing sally Rooney has going on. It was till enjoyable and I read this book quite quickly even tho I did not want to read books this month
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
naphthalene's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- 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