Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Persone normali by Sally Rooney

95 reviews

withyourmombro's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

I really liked the book, characters ,and the general set-up but the MCs' decisions were frustrating at times- 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Classism, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

skytie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

read trigger warnings first 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Alcohol, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

cali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

painausten314's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

kassidypf13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Alcohol

sarrahh'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

rhianonw's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful relaxing medium-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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

sinjinsladle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

merelyakalan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Infidelity

janecasasola's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

Sally Rooney wrote the book in a consistently sad & almost depressing (??) manner that it sucks you right in to the heaviness of the story. I don't really know how best to explain it, but basically for me, it's like when Marianne was at her most fragile, my body felt fragile, too. I don't think I’ve ever been this restless & frail after reading a novel.

I generally liked it, though quite frankly I feel it's is a book that appeals to a certain niche & I definitely won't be surprised if others felt differently about it than I did.

For the most part I found it intriguing -- later on disappointing -- how Marianne & Connell fixated on each other throughout the years despite their obvious lack of communication. They both clearly have issues, and I'm just going to use that as an excuse. Also, much to my disappointment, the book didn't walk us through Marianne's journey to understanding her issues better just like what it did for Connell, though there's no doubt that Sally did a brilliant job at gradually unraveling the core of it. Until now I feel so much hate for Alan & Denise.

Of course, I also have to point out the absence of quotation marks. At first it was weird, but you get used to it after a while.

***SPOILER***
Cut to the ending, it seems that there's divided opinion on where the book left us, and I'm personally on the "I think it's fitting" side. From where things were at, they're still undeniably far from being able to nurture a healthy relationship yet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying