Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

38 reviews

vixenreader's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The ending leaves a lot to be desired, especially with the character of Bobbi, but it is still an incredible novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Medical content, Sexual content, Cursing, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Outing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Blood, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

Minor: Miscarriage, Bullying, and Sexism

There are explicit details about endometriosis and I found Bobbi to be an awful friend who exploits Frances, but does not take accountability for her own shitty actions.

amyrezende's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Self harm, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Classism and Vomit

nabila99's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Blood, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

Minor: Classism, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Infertility

st3llaryan06's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Classism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Infertility, and Infidelity

coconut__'s review against another edition

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Classism

lacey_wi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Antisemitism

deverills's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I give the book this rating because it left me feeling very frustrated and sad. Having said that, Sally Rooney has the talent to write absolutely despicable characters, but she does it in such a raw way that you find yourself wanting to know more about them. I usually stop reading books when I'm not enjoying the story or the characters, but for some reason I couldn't give up on this one - so Rooney had to have done something right. The ending was disappointing, though, and it felt like the characters didn't learn a thing in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, and Classism

agentsofromanov's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder

Minor: Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, and Body shaming

touchingartt's review

challenging 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

2.25

 Well, when I first started reading it I was obsessed, I found Frances relatable. But as I kept reading, she became progressively more annoying, the plot got dumber and dumber and all those PERFORMATIVE "DEEP" conversations they had made me wanna stab myself with a pen in the neck. Also, can Sally Rooney stop romanticizing EDs and self harm?! The book needs to have some serious trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

barb_christensen's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Self harm, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Alcohol

Minor: Classism, Cursing, and Infertility