Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Normalūs žmonės by Sally Rooney

109 reviews

natalienicholas's review against another edition

reflective fast-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

4.25

My first Sally Rooney and thoroughly loved it!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

sunflowerginger's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

behindherpages's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

im losing my mind. what was the point of this book?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Antisemitism and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

sagespice's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

weirdf1shy's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This book will stay with me. As soon as I started it I was wrapped into the story. The synopsis sounded to me like the average story of two young people and their drama but it is so much more than that. This story is beautiful and Sally Rooney told it in such a descriptive and raw way. I look forward to reading more from her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jade_0222's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75

Personal, heartbreaking, and comfortably melancholic (if that makes sense).  It was like stepping inside a relationship dynamic and seeing the complex layers pulled apart and examined. You understand the miscommunication Connell and Marianne go through and you sympathize with them, you can get the highs and lows that they deal with.  I don't often get emotional whilst reading books, but this one just pulled a chord in my heart. There is something very relatable to Rooney's character, writing style, and the conflict they faced. Normal People is my top favorite book this summer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

seconnally's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

mila_laureyssen's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Normal People tells the story of Marianne and Connell, two people who grow close during the final days of secondary school. As they move on to college and careers, the two struggle to make sense of their relationship and their feelings for one another.

This book was very difficult for me to get into. I would mostly dread everytime I would have to read it. I think it’s because it was quite boring and the same things kept happening. The on and off relationship between Marianne and Connell was frustrating sometimes.

The writing style annoyed me as well. Every chapter was a time jump meaning we would miss several months. Which was disorienting. Also the lack of quotation marks bothered me. It was hard to tell when someone was talking and who was talking.

The side-characters were badly developed as in they were mostly one dimensional regarding their personality. Although the conversations felt realistic and were nice to read.

I wouldn’t really recommend it to anyone. It is a very specific audience that would like this sort of book, which I don't think any of my acquaintances are part of.

In conclusion, unlike what it may look like I don’t find this book the worst i have read but it was not in my interest and quite boring in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Classism

hcrawfo3's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail