Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

423 reviews

anna041021's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Violence

sadtoast's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual violence

starrymess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

tiffanyg's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Sexual violence, Classism, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

hanlouisewest's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

a_hill23's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

- Rooney not using quotation marks is confusing sometimes but wasn’t a bother for me
- I wasn’t really the target demographic for this book, but some parts of the characters were sort of relatable 
- Overhyped on tiktok
- Something that bothered me was when Rooney describes unrelated things for the hell of it, i don’t care what marianne decided to eat for breakfast that day (maybe I just lack comprehension)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood and Eating disorder

yaniji's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

snorkmaidens's review against another edition

2.5

I have such mixed feelings about this book, but overall I feel a little let down by it. 

Slightly spoilery, but the way that Marianne’s experience (especially in terms of sex and the violence inflicted upon her) was depicted didn’t really sit well with me. To me, it was framed as an inevitable aspect of abuse recovery, rather than a complicated struggle she personally experienced. 

Finally- one of the biggest critiques of Rooney’s work is that she uses her characters to impose her own political and personal beliefs upon, and I did feel this shine through a little bit. For such a character heavy book, the characters felt a little flat and caricatured. 

Overall though, I didn’t hate it, and thought the writing was compelling! I wish there was a larger focus on the class struggle, in particular Connell’s experience as a working class person in a high class society / establishment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

mahamsiddiqui's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

mimlleigh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Violence and Child abuse