Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

Normale mensen by Sally Rooney

7 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-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

3.75

These people are literally, as I'm sure others have said, so normal. I don't mean that derogatorily. I really enjoyed the book. I like slice of life even though I don't read or watch it as much as I should. Not as much attention is put into this genre even though it's just as important as any other.

My only issues are with the way it was written. That's more of a personal thing though. I find dialogue to be the most important part of a piece of media involving two or more people and in this book there are no quotation marks. The writing is very, very good, so the issue was when it flipped from being internal and external. Although I'm sure that was intentional. My other issue is I didn't like how their stories went. But that's another personal thing! If only they knew how to just talk to each other! Even still I think they're the kind of people who will get married in the future whether or not they work on themselves. They're it for each other. I like that, but I wish they were healthier!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use, Grief, Biphobia, Antisemitism, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and 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: Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, 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.

remusritch's review against another edition

emotional 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

Miscommunication is overdone as a rule but it was done well here, this book felt authentic and beautiful. It could have been more fleshed out, sure, but also it's length didn't detract from the experience of reading this book. 

However, I do feel it was a little overhyped. It deserves the hype, but it's also a little pretentious (which I enjoyed, but some won't lol)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Biphobia and Racism

hannaehlers's review against another edition

medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia

diana_barv's review against another edition

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

3.5

This book... was something. The writing was real good, but perhaps the themes were just not my thing. It made me long for college in the stupid mid-covid zoomester. It's the characters for me. They had a whole lot of issues and while it was clear that together they found a semblance of sanity and a safe port always available... I thought it was very much dependant and all around not good in the long term. Finally, open endings and on and off relationships are just not my thing. Malvaez if you read my review, know that I only finished it because you said you liked it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder, Grief, and Infidelity

petudc's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia and Panic attacks/disorders

lilacsophie's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit