Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

23 reviews

neuromillie's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence

lucyspivey's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Blood

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

ellenhouben's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Infidelity, and Self harm

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Miscarriage

Minor: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Classism

jai_martin's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

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

willowbees's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual violence

amyp3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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: Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Self harm

mirivii's review

lighthearted fast-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

3.75

Incredibly easy to read book. I bought it at Oxfam as I know it’s getting adapted for a tv show.

I previously read Normal People, so I was expecting some self destructive behaviour. What I really liked about this is how real everything is. Pining for someone you had, and you have, fully knowing that it’s not the right thing nor the right person. And yet there is always a cursed force bringing you back on that same destructive path. 

Also I really liked the characters of Bobbi and Frances, they were so young and modern. The conversations that they were having are so normal for people of that age, same as the one they have with their friends group. 

Was endometriosis, for Frances, just an allegory? Having something growing and stepping out of its place. Some sort of pain from the inside out, not only emotional but also physical. I’d like to read more about what people think of this correlation, if it’s even real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

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