Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

94 reviews

bethgramon's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.5

I found that the ending came out of nowhere and I was left thinking "oh, that was it?". 
I didn't enjoy the way the dialogue was written but it was interesting and fairly engaging.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicidal thoughts

ace_of_spades_'s review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

3.75

The wetting style is sally rooney is so unlike anything else i’ve read. It’s almost sterile in the lack of metaphors and drawn out explications, but honestly I think that it added so much to the book. The whole point is that these are normal people who’s lives aren’t perfect and amazing things don’t happen just because. I really enjoyed it and I would recommend it to anyone who doesn’t need super frilly writing to keep them interested, it’s definitely not the type of book that will be universally loved. That being said please check tw before starting this book it delves into some really dark topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

evapetrovski's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism

thatgirlemili's review against another edition

sad fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

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, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

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

trix2021's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

tianareadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Suicide

rebeckb's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

such a fast read wow. honestly haven’t read a book so fast in a very long time. it honestly reminded me of reading fan fiction on my phone until 5am rushing from one word to the next just to follow the dialogue and interactions. i loved this confusing relationship and how the book progressed through time. i was scared after hearing so much that this would be overhyped but it is very appropriately hyped ! i felt annoyed with the characters at time for being unrelatable but that was really my only qualm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Body shaming and Bullying

mmaack24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

i have the sense that this is a really great book and i’m just not old enough to fully enjoy it. i did actually like it, but at the beginning i was very mad at the verisimilitude of sally rooney’s writing style. i felt like it was overconfident and dry. once i got into it, though, i felt that it sort of suited her characters. this seems like it would be a great book for people leaving college or in the latter half of their twenties. otherwise, it’s probably just a nice vacation book for the rest of us; take it to the beach, read it at lunchtime, etc., which doesn’t make it bad, but i wouldn’t sit down and enjoy it deeply if i had other things to do with my time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

elodie_melodie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I am German and read the book in german so I will also write my review in german.

Absolute 5 Sterne für mich! Dieses Buch hat mich total gepackt und ich habe es in 5 Tagen verschlungen.
Ich habe die deutsche Übersetzung von Zoe Beck gelesen. Der Text hat sich schlüssig und flüssig lesen lassen und sich somit meiner Meinung nach nicht nach einer Übersetzung angefühlt. Manchmal merkt man das ja schon sehr stark und das stört dann oft meinen Lesefluss. Ich mochte die Erzählweise sehr gerne und fand es total spannend immer abwechselnd die eine und dann die andere Seite zu sehen und direkt nachvollziehen zu können, an welcher Stelle die beiden Protagonist:innen aneinander vorbei geredet bzw. sich missverstanden haben oder einfach aus Angst nicht ausgesprochen haben, was sie eigentlich dachten.

Ich fand es total gelungen, wie das Buch über Klassismus spricht, aber nie aus einer wissenschaftlichen oder soziologischen Perspektive, sondern einfach nur indem es die alltäglichsten Dinge der Charaktere wiedergibt. Das hat sich sehr echt angefühlt.
Außerdem hab ich es genossen, durch die Geschichte das Unileben zu "erleben", während ich in Zeiten von Corona selbst seit Ewigkeiten nicht mehr auf meinem Campus war. 
Die Protagonist:innen sind solala sympathisch, aber ich finde, man muss die Charaktere nicht unbedingt super likeable finden um die Geschichte zu mögen. Trotzdem konnte ich mich doch irgendwie mit ihnen identifizieren bei manchen Punkten. Die Gedanken, die einem mit Anfang 20 durch den Kopf schwirren werden sehr nachvollziehbar dargestellt.

Alles in Allem war ich super positiv überrascht und werde das Buch definitv weiterempfehlen!

Große Triggerwarnung für viele viele Dinge! Teilweise nichts für schwache Nerven.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Self harm