Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

22 reviews

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

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

soffemf's review against another edition

challenging slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism

sarahrosea's review against another edition

reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse

cameeroo's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Miscarriage, Mental illness, Infertility, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship

valentine_c's review against another edition

funny reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Minor: Classism, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

dannythestreet's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infertility

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Car accident, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Homophobia, Police brutality, Sexual violence, and War

storykath's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

Sally Rooney continues to be hit or miss for me, and this was more of a miss. Rooney provides a fascinating, intimate, and real look into the lives and thoughts of her characters. They're plausibly imperfect, and I can sympathize with them even when I can't relate to them. I think I just got tired of their constant self-sabotaging and lack of mature communication. The characters don't really grow or change for the better, and maybe that's supposed to be a reflection of reality, but I was disappointed not to see the characters make more significant progress - if I were to restart the book immediately, I wouldn't be struck by any differences in the characters between the beginning and the end. I can appreciate Rooney's impartial, somewhat apathetic attitude in her writing, and I think it is cleverly done, it's just not something I want to read in general

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Self harm, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Pregnancy

lindseylarson2's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book. Reading this story and falling in love with the challenges created by and for the characters was so easy for me. I truly loved their dynamic and the ease in which Sally Rooney explores their personalities, intentions, and minds. The book felt so effortless, which is precisely why it flowed so well. Loved the story and can’t wait to read more of Sally Rooney’s books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

caregorman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.0

This book really left me with so much to say. Sally Rooney writes her characters in a way that is deeply and unsettlingly relatable to me, so red flag there. Not AS impactful for me as normal people since it lagged a bit in the middle but still. Convos about religion, privilege, politics, love, vulnerability omg just hit too hard 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Miscarriage