Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

761 reviews

moriahleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Death, Grief, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

sunshinemonarch's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

You peeps really have to start reading fanfiction so you don't glorify a badly written misscomunication trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Death, Alcoholism, Classism, and Eating disorder

alice_ca_glisse's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Classism, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Death of parent

inpalemoonlight's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

just finished rereading it and I think it got me a lot more the second time. i liked the style of writing, the vibe and emotions that the sentence-structure transmitted. i felt that sometimes it was scratching on themes that felt rather forced or not really necessary because they weren‘t developed in depth

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Violence

elizabethww's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Not an awful book, but weak and lazy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

bdaigneault's review against another edition

dark fast-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

Train of thought writing style with no quotations. Not for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

heresyourletter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

2.5

I liked the pacing of the book and had a hard time putting it down. That being said, the writing style wasn’t my favourite. There were also a lot of political views that were thrown in for no reason (not related to plot or character development), in a holier-than-thou, preaching sort of way (which even as a progressive, can be annoying).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Bullying

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Infidelity, and Suicide

Characters smoke cigarettes throughout the book. The two main characters have sex frequently (but the descriptions aren’t super graphic). Throughout the book, the main characters hurt each other emotionally by making big decisions that affect their relationship, without communicating with the other person. Both main character experience bullying at different points in the book. Class conflict throughout the book, as one main character is wealthy and the other is working class. One character argues that a woman (who doesn’t actually appear in the story) should have an abortion because she doesn’t have a job and isn’t in a relationship with the father. One character drinks until they vomit.

When the two main characters first get together, one is embarrassed to be seen in public with the other, so they keep their relationship a secret. One main character is verbally (and occasionally physically) abused by their family, then gaslighted by their family members whenever the abuse happens. This culminates in the main character’s nose being broken after trying to escape from a family member. The scene is intense and the injury is rather graphic. One main character experiences rural discrimination upon moving from a small town in Sligo to Dublin for university. The female main character is a masochist, getting into relationships with men who physically and emotionally abuse her. One main character is diagnosed with depression and put on medication. One main character is mugged. There is a brief description of the injury. Two characters share a bed and almost have sex, despite being in relationships with other people. One minor character dies by suicide.

notsosingle's review against another edition

The characters aren’t lovable. Their individual stories get more deviant and not relatable. Wasn’t invested in either of their lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

lugalante's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

3.5

The kind of dialogue that makes you think a bit and feel a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

jlblumenfeld's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts