Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Normal People by Sally Rooney, Rini Nurul Badariah

54 reviews

gailsage_thomps's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Islamophobia and Pregnancy

l4urenbrooks's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

The book was very character driven and there wasn't an obvious plot but for me who's nosy into other people's lives, I didn't find it unenjoyable. I'll move onto watching the BBC series now :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

It covers a lot of topics but not in too far detail that it's uncomfortable

stupidforcupid's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Fatphobia, Abortion, and Pregnancy

bookboii's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, and Pregnancy

hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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

3.0

This book was character-driven, which I found really interesting. I did LOATHE the lack of quotation marks, but I found it to be an easier read than Beautiful World.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

ale15sousa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Pregnancy

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• 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

I read this book for the first time somewhen last year. Didn't enjoy it much, thought it was boring and way too sexual & I then even proceeded to sell it.

Out of curiosity though I recently bought it once again, because I've been really into contemporary adult-novel stuff. And wow, I am positively surprised.

Not gonna lie, it's still too sexual for me, but this time I was able to look past that and explore the message behind it, observe the lives of two people unable to go their seperate ways, their lifelines intertwining in unexpected and unforgiving ways.
This book dealt with several topics, some of which include mental illness and modern relationships.
Normal People is wise in a sterile way, unpredictable and really hits you with the reality of life and growing up. Not an easy book, but when is the truth ever easy?

People can really change one another.

Looking forward to reading Beautiful World, Where Are You. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Blood, and Pregnancy

aguattery's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• 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

It felt like the story relied a little too heavily on the miscommunication trope. But it was so easy to root for Marianne and Connell the whole time. Just an easy read despite some difficult topics. I think the author has an ability to write about mundane things in a poetic way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

ireneb2006's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

virdix14's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

Warning: This book does not contain quotation marks. While there is literary value to this, it definitely took getting used to.
At times it was easy to get annoyed with characters for their lack of communication, but they actually communicate quite openly with each other. They themselves are confused, shy, or repressive about whatever they're feeling. It was pretty dark, but tentatively hopeful and nicer than I'd expected.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy