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Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

6 reviews

nikita_samin's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Self harm

kristinhunziker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Self harm

Minor: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

mansinnikam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.25

Now, I really want to reread Normal People because I clearly would appreciate it more. Frances, girl, you a mess fr

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Infidelity

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug abuse

becauseidontknow's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm and Drug abuse

erin_forgie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

So much better than I remembered!!

‘I told no one, I had no one to tell’
‘A conversation that had left me feeling flat like a soft drink’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Medical content

literarytaurean's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 because I'm being picky. The only reason it got that .5 star removed was because I didn't fully buy

Frances and Nick's

 relationship. But this is a common theme with Sally Rooney is that there's a lot left unsaid and as we've seen with Normal People, you can see the relationship much more deeply on screen than on the pages. So that part is lacking... I guess I still don't understand why they love each other. Anyways, the entire book I was just thinking about how I am like 70% of Frances' good qualities and 30% of Bobbie's overall personality. Add up that math and I think that's me. As always, Sally Rooney does a really good job at talking about privilege and class, that's always really good, and I liked seeing Marianne pop up too. It was so easy to devour- the only thing was that I still don't understand why those two love each other, but, I also can't tell if that's part of the point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Vomit