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sophiehoggins'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? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Violence, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol and Blood
leahhmorriss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Individually, my heart broke for them both and the things they had to go through were horrible. I loved Marianne so much and I feel like I deeply related to her so many times. Connell went through so much too but I think he frustrated me more when it came to Marianne because he seemed to be the one who was more off again/on again.
Fuck Alan, fuck that stupid teacher.
Special shout out to Lorraine, she was the best character.
Also, Sally Rooney, why don’t you fucking use speech marks. It was so annoying. I didn’t really love the writing style of this book and it was confusing how it went between flashbacks and present time randomly; I had to keep rereading parts.
I did enjoy this book overall and it was a great example of a real life relationship. I’m about to watch the TV show right now.
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Bullying, Sexual violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
ileesha'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
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Racism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
kaneebli'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
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Classism
Minor: Racism, Suicide, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
holliesatchell'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
bookishlittleme'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
I have heard a lot of comments about Sally Rooney's writing being hard to read because she does not use quotations to help the reader recognize dialogue. Personally, I fell in love with her writing style as soon as I picked up the book. As for the dialogue it's definitely more feeling than reading a quotation mark that lets you know when someone is speaking. This is a very sad book but I think if you're drawn to it you should read it. Check the content warnings though!
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Misogyny
Minor: Abortion
woosha'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
2.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content
Minor: Misogyny
mary_johnston's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Homophobia, and Death of parent
selimhannah'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
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Suicide, Abortion, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Vomit
madyoda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying
Moderate: Physical abuse, Body shaming, and Violence