Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

91 reviews

eib_21's review

emotional sad tense fast-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

3.75

I never know what I feel after reading Rooney’s books tbh 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Medical content

luciendose's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

frances is really annoying 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Infidelity

eligru's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Self harm

Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, and Miscarriage

bookhoarder93's review

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

As with any Sally Rooney book, the main characters feel real and the stories surrounding them seem plausible. I enjoyed the ever changing dynamics and relationships between each of the main characters. The ending felt complete while not being final. It masterfully captures the complicated nature of relationships, speaks to love and how love manifests, and what contemporary dating can be like. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

cgm42's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Chronic illness

hoey_girlboss_queen's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

mxbluet18's review against another edition

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

0.25

I really struggled with this one. I didn't have to put it down and walk away, but I found myself not really wanting to read it a few times.
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Similarly to Normal People it also covers some heavy topic material and has a number of trigger warnings. 
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Realistically, I can't really say I enjoyed it, I mostly feel neutral about it. There really wasn't anything I liked or specifically didn't like about it. It was just a book. One comment I had was how focused on sex it was, which for me is something I just don't enjoy reading in a book. For other people I'm sure that's not a real problem, but for me it was.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Eating disorder

Minor: Self harm

lilipilli's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Miscarriage

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder

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

ale15sousa's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Infidelity, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Alcohol, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Infertility, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Police brutality, War, Child death, and Colonisation