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hi_there's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Eating disorder, Classism, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, and Alcohol
tilly_jaques'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, Racism, and Classism
Minor: Death, Alcohol, and Death of parent
thepsychonyx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Gaslighting and Mental illness
filipa_maia'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
1.0
I felt sorry for Marianne a couple of times. Her family is completely broken and she gets nothing from them. Her entire childhood was a mess, her time in school was a living hell... I get it. But when she gets older, when she became and adult, there is no excuse anymore. She replaced her childhood trauma for current trauma by dating a bunch of weird guys and having very wild sex. Just go get some help! Connell is just annoying since the beginning of the story and until the last page. That is one toxic relationship that should have stayed in high school.
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Bullying, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Death
ilana_pop's review against another edition
Marianne had a wildness that got into him for a while and made him feel that he was like her, that they had the same unnameable spiritual injury, and that neither of them could ever fit into the world. But he was never damaged like she was. She just made him feel that way.
Upon the first reading in 2018 I found this the most miserable book I had ever read and absolutely hated it. A point I've been standing by for many years and have made some enimies with (not really, but still).
Reading it again in 2024 I can appreciate Sally Rooneys literary genius (as you can tell by the quotes). It is still an incredibly miserable book and frankly, I still don't enjoy it. At least now I can see that's the point of this story. Sometimes a book just isn't made for you, but that doesn't have to stand in the way of your recognition of beauty.
There's something frightening about her, some huge emptiness in the pit of her being. It's like waiting for a lift to arrive and when the doors open nothing is there, just the terrible dark emptiness of the elevator shaft, on and on forever. [...] Still, he would lie down and die for her at any minture, which is the only thing he knows about himself that makes him feel like a worthwile person.
All these years they've been like two little plants sharing the same plot of soil, growing around one another, contorting to make room, taking certain unlikely positions. But in the end she has done something for him, she's made a new life possible, and she can always feel good about that.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse
tamaraepps'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
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Classism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Physical abuse
Minor: Sexism, Death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse
lookinabook'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: Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
clar_a15'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
4.25
Also set in Ireland, which was nice as i read it there.
I will definitely check out her other books.
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
damntessa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Abandonment, Blood, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent
jameserinoreads'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
4.75
Graphic: Bullying and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Classism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Drug use, Sexual assault, Grief, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Blood, Suicide, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts