Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

72 reviews

xosevenusagbadan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

I was nervous to read Sally Rooney after reading and loving Normal People, but I think somehow I needed to read this books in the stage of life that im in right now. you have no time to think, this books just dives you into Frances’ life. I was completely sucked in even though on the surface I should not have been. I should have been confused and maybe even a but disturbed. It almost reminded me of The Stranger. I think if youre a woman in her 20s that loves to think and contemplate and desire, this book is for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and Miscarriage

maiaiaia's review

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Self harm and Miscarriage

vertibravia's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Infertility

tinalalatina's review

dark emotional hopeful informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Body shaming, Child abuse, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Mental illness

c_ourte's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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

4.5

Painfully relatable. I appreciated the characters (mostly Nick) a lot more the second time reading it. Sally Rooney’s writing scratched my brain in exactly the right spot. #freepalestine

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Self harm, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual violence

lescassowaries's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing 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

4.25

It's very good. Vocalized important things for me. I think the TV show had some better choices. The criticism I've heard around this book is baffling to me. I think Sally Rooney's descriptions make the most sense. I find the characters deeply human. Very contemplative and I enjoyed the questioning of societal norms around human relationships. I find the end very hopeful in the sense of maybe things could be different, maybe we could relate to each other more honestly in a world that doesn't want us to be able to. The ending was the perfect ending. I think the way they handled the father situation was bizarre. I would have liked to dig more into Frances and Bobbi's relationship. I would have liked to know more about Melissa. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Self harm

voikukka's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted 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

3.0

the language's poetic at many times and the parts where they actually have conversations with friends are interesting. however a good part of the book is just really boring with clichés in the plot and a taste of pretentiouness wchich i'm not sure is always intentional. i almost gave up halfway through, but it got better again towards the end.

i wonder if this would've made bigger impact on me had i read it when it came out and i was 21 myself and life was messy like this. probably. thank god i'm not 21 anymore and also that all in all the book turned out to be worth reading with some truly beautiful lines in there!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm

Moderate: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Medical trauma

luchioclock's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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: Medical trauma and Self harm

Moderate: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

awildjessichu'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Medical content, and Infidelity

jadehusdanhicks's review

challenging dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Although dealing with varied themes throughout from mental health to relationship issues this book is thoroughly well written throughout.  Rooneys unique style is something to get used to but was overall enjoyable even if not a favourite. 


Poetic, existential yet faithless it continues to have my engagement. 

I felt it address topics like endometriosis and body troubles well, but definitely could’ve benefited from some trigger warnings as I can see how it could be a harder read personally for certain individuals

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Medical trauma, Infertility, Blood, Chronic illness, and Toxic friendship