Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

28 reviews

fatherkennn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

scruffie's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I found this one surprisingly tense for a (mainly) character-driven book. Loved the complexity and the depth of the characters which made them feel so real to me. Quite messy, but ain't life always?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Body horror

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Eating disorder

jamesflint's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

lydiavsbooks's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Reread: this was devastating in the best way haha. I think i got more from it in this second read, but possibly just because of the time I've had to reflect on it in between.

Sally Rooney managed to put very specific complicated experiences into words that helped me understand experiences I thought I was alone in feeling, and for that this is a favourite book of mine. I worded that badly, she would have worded it perfectly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Self harm, Blood, Classism, and Domestic abuse

maduleite'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

4.0

I related to the main character a lot, sometimes her feelings and experiences were very familiar to me (

minus the affair with the married man

). I thought I was going to read from both Bobbi's and Frances' perspectives but actually, the book is from Frances' pov only. I really don't know why, that was a missed opportunity, Bobbi seemed very interesting. The ending was kind of ~meh~ but it is what it is. Overall, I still think it's a good book that people should read if it's their thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, and Self harm

Minor: Chronic illness and Mental illness

abeeeeee's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I'll be honest, going into this book I didn't think I'd enjoy, but there's something in it that's so compelling. I find Frances to be a good main character. She was woefully flawed  but you still felt as though you could root for her. There were times where I was deeply jealous of her and times where I was consumingly depressed for her. There's something in Frances that I think is relatable in the worse sort of way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Self harm

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Self harm

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

nmahoney's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse

meremeth's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Infertility