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kassidyreads's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Homophobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
mary_johnston's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Homophobia, and Death of parent
selimhannah's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Suicide, Abortion, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Vomit
bookboii's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Misogyny, Death, Alcohol, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Classism
Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Racism, and Pedophilia
annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
in a word, this book was upsetting. i've heard someone (specifically, booktuber emmie) describe reading The Goldfinch (haven't read it myself) as having a kind of second-hand depression effect, and i understand it now because Normal People had this very effect of me. three particularly disturbing scenes come to mind:
with that main point out of the way, it was objectively well-written with lovely prose. i really liked its pacing, jumping forward in time but catching readers up with flashbacks. its general concept reminded me of The Namesake, following a character or characters across years of their life and focusing mainly on romantic relationships, and i prefer Normal People's execution over The Namesake's. 2⅜ stars
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Infidelity, Abortion, Body shaming, Death, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit, Self harm, Addiction, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, War, Drug use, Racism, and Toxic friendship
kayabennett's review against another edition
- 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
marianne and connell’s relationship was heart wrenching to read and at times i felt frustrated by how little they communicated and how things would have gone smoother if they did but then again, that is the point of the story.
throughout my time reading this book, i have recommended it to a number of people.
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: War, Child abuse, and Death of parent
paulinskiii's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Self harm
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Homophobia and Misogyny
The writing style of Sally Rooney ist particular but grippingjoshysuniverse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia