Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

438 reviews

mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I felt like I was rooting for Connell and Marianne while at the same time not really knowing what I was rooting for. This discussion of power dynamics was really beautifully done.

But

i have never read a book that ended so abruptly and i think i love it?

Honestly I did struggle with the dialogue not being in quotation marks...but I did adjust!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

packedjam'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

😵‍💫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Classism

asienerbrown's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol and Classism

nelesnotes's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book gave me a lot to think about and I got really invested in Mariannes and Connels relationship. The characters felt really real to me, as well as the story itself. In general I thought it was a really good book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Alcohol

lagoony_snail's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

This is a sad look into the life of a hurt young woman and the young man she trusts. You follow the journey of their relationship with each other and with the people around them over many years. Harder to read with the lack of quotation marks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

megshughes_13's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Not a chore to read and beautifully written. There’s just like 0 plot which I need for a five star. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

cpratreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I loved this book. I read it very quickly, and would have had read it much faster if I didn't have to work and could have stayed up all night to read it. 

I loved the narrative style, the two narrators, and my favourite moments were often when we revisted the same moment from both perspectives. 

It certainly led to a lot of discussion with my partner, who recommended the book to me. 

5/5 will read again. I really loved it. Sally Rooney is now an auto-read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

defunctfridge'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

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

katjayorke's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

Beautiful and realistic story of a complicated relationship and young life. At times frustrating and at times loving and relieving. Abrupt but well suited ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and War

sestout's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Classism