Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Normal People by Rini Nurul Badariah, Sally Rooney

52 reviews

frostedpetals's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• 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

2.75

There were some lines I really liked in this book, but also many that made me roll my eyes. Once you get used to the lack of quotation marks it's quite an easy read but I definitely wouldn't have got through it so quickly if I wasn't constantly wondering 'why is this book so popular?'; which really was what motivated me to keep reading. Overall this book was fine, it wasn't overwhelmingly good or bad 🤷🏻‍♀️  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I’ve finished Normal People by Sally Rooney in only a few sittings and was determined it wouldn’t get past three out of five stars for me, but the lonely tear I shed at the end of the book had me giving it a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating. At first I had to get used to the lack of quotation marks whenever direct speech was incorporated into the story, which remained confusing albeit a little less as I continued. However, this is one of those books that will get you invested in its main characters since the reader gets to see both the events happening in their lives as well as the way Connell and Marianne look at life. You can’t really tell whether you like them or not, but you wish them well; after all, you know what goes on inside their minds and what has happened to them. You wish them well despite, no, because of their flaws. Because everyone’s flawed and so are you, and if they can find happiness, maybe it’s meant for you too.

Everything about this book felt so intense and complicated, even the ending, and I have to add that this is one of the books I believe should actually come with a few trigger warnings, maybe, if you’re not in the best place to read about certain issues.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

fabreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Bullying

coraj's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Bullying, Grief, and Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit

arlangrey17's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

bookhoarder93's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

5.0

When I read the first page of the book I almost put it down. Why? Because I was really bothered by the stylistic choice to not use quotation marks to indicate dialogue. However, I soon found out the style made me more attentive to what was actually happening, it felt calm and relaxed in a way that felt like easy, informal conversation between friends, and it spoke to who the main characters are. All that aside, I couldn’t get back to the book quick enough. I read it in two days; on my lunch break, after work, in brief moments in between one thing and the next. I have to assume this obsessive reading can be attributed to the main characters. I did not love them. I did, but they also drove me a bit mad. I, of course, kept flipping pages to see how it would end. But there’s something else to the book, that I can’t quite nail down, that possessed me to devour its pages they way I did. With that being said, the ending was so abrupt and felt unresolved. But maybe that’s the point? The type of will-they-won’t-they story this was sort of had me knowing from early on the outcome. Beyond the main characters, we also got a look at some really interesting minor characters; they weren’t just background noise. I wasn’t absolutely blown away by this book, nor did I have some deep emotional response or revelation. But something has to be said for just how obsessively I thought about this book when I wasn’t reading it and how quickly I finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit, Drug use, and Death of parent

gaby_penny's review against another edition

reflective relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder and Vomit

ncornelius's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Death, Drug use, and Sexual assault

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

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Blood, and Infidelity

berodatheelf's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Bullying