Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Normalūs žmonės by Sally Rooney

68 reviews

danielleor's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

pescemariana's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Misogyny

poppyisabelle's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent

scruffie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Hit me like a ton of bricks. It's probably not for everyone, but it really resonated with me.

PS. I found the blurb to be misleading/non-representative of the vibe of the book, best ignore it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, and Vomit

meghanm404's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death of parent

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, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Grief

wretchedtheo's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

namizaela's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

"She has never believed herself fit to be loved by any person. But now she has a new life, of which this is the first moment, and even after many years have passed she will still think: Yes, that was it, the beginning of my life."

This is a fascinating book with fascinating characters. I don't usually read books this fast, but its fast pace and intriguing atmosphere pulled me right in. Connell and Marianne are some of the most interesting characters I've ever read, and I love how flawed they are. It isn't clear who is good or bad, or who the reader should sympathize with. I don't think I've ever read about such a deep relationship.
I gave this book 4 stars because although it is really good, it doesn't really align with my tastes. I found myself searching for some glimmer of hope for the two of them, and although it appears sometimes, it didn't show up as much as I would like. So this book was very interesting, but ultimately kind of depressing (and not in a good way). I think that's the point, but for me it wasn't my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Blood