Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

416 reviews

lauraloveslemons's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Classism, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Blood

morgansiena's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

this book made me feel so many things and think so many things. i genuinely think it has changed me as a person. Connell and Marianne are two deeply flawed characters yet in nearly every aspect of their lives i find a reflection of mine. if the ending hadn’t ended the way it did it would make the book feel unfinished, yet it still is unfinished. they have so much of their lives ahead of them, but their story in the novel had ended. i absolutely need another 17 million sequels to their story, but they will not come and i understand why. Connell and Marianne kept making the same choices and expecting. different outcome and i don’t know if anything else would have transpired if there was more to their story. five stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

mariabacterium's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Classism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, and Suicide

hi_there's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Classism, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, and Alcohol

gabrizzle's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Death, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

kathyovalle01's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Second time reading this and I just felt it way more. I enjoyed the long descriptions about things that seemed trivial at first but told so much about our characters and the story. Found myself resonating and understanding a lot of the growth and setbacks this characters had. The ending had me in tears but I think it was because of how personal it felt. I really liked this but if you hate miss communication this is not for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Mental illness

tilly_jaques's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, Racism, and Classism

Minor: Death, Alcohol, and Death of parent

paulinskaja's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Blood, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders

filipa_maia's review against another edition

sad 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

1.0

Normal People? NORMAL PEOPLE? Excuse me? That is nothing normal about these people. They need therapy. I'm just glad that, by the end, at least one of them is getting therapy. I'm so mad at this book, so mad at this story. Why? What have we done to Sally Rooney? Honestly, I read it because I do not DNF books but I though about giving up a couple of times. I just don't get the point.

I felt sorry for Marianne a couple of times. Her family is completely broken and she gets nothing from them. Her entire childhood was a mess, her time in school was a living hell... I get it. But when she gets older, when she became and adult, there is no excuse anymore. She replaced her childhood trauma for current trauma by dating a bunch of weird guys and having very wild sex. Just go get some help! Connell is just annoying since the beginning of the story and until the last page. That is one toxic relationship that should have stayed in high school. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Bullying, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Death