Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

6 reviews

kashby's review

reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, and Sexual content

heykieramc's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I wish I had realized before I started reading how much of the book would be about sex and religion. The transitions were jarring, especially since this was my subway listen for the past few days! I also found the back-and-forth personality clashes between the couples really off-putting, and

the final chapter alluding to the pandemic

felt like it was tacked on to an already-completed manuscript. Overall, Rooney's writing style was good enough to keep me listening, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed the book. However, if she did write a book of essays similar to the emails (oh! the emails!!), I might be inclined to pick it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

sorcha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Addiction, and Alcohol

hristina's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Classism, Mental illness, Self harm, Alcohol, and Death of parent

calturnspages's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Oh, Ms. Rooney. There’s just no one who quite writes the millennial experience the way that you do. 

For all of our shared mishaps, miscommunications, introverted pondering about love and life, the existence of the planet we inhabit…you sure do know how to work out the minutiae of our every day onto paper. 

Normal People was a 5 ⭐️ read for me so my expectations were insanely high and this one did reach those heights, but NP may always just hold a special space in my head and heart. 

But now… @hulu. Please. Get on it. I need another mini series to binge, another set of young adult relationships to swoon over again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug use

nialiversuch's review

emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Infertility

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship