Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

78 reviews

ajknowlan's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective 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

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I’ve read all of Sally Rooney’s other books and have enjoyed them a good deal but this is the first one I disliked. Though the book did pick up a bit about 2/3s of the way through, I found it painfully slow and simply just depressing. The main male leads were unlikable people and all of their character improvement happened within the last chapter of the book. Their storylines felt like trauma porn for people who are not in and not open to therapy. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent

katrindettmer's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Classism

mraddd's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Bullying, Alcohol

rb_br's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Classism

hlredx's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The characters are hard to relate to, but also completely flawed and in that way relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent

Minor: Rape

evaem_'s review against another edition

2.75

challenging emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death of parent

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

1.75

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What happened between Conversations with Friends and here? 😭 

Peter's POV was almost impenetrable. Both main characters - two brothers - unlikable. Plot was drawn out and uninteresting. And I really didn't like the portrayal of disability ('I can't possibly be in a relationship because I'm disabled' - wtf) or neurodivergence.

DNF about three quarters of the way through, but should have given up sooner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

rachelwupong's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

nicmgray's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol

maregred's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence