Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

28 reviews

brownsugar25's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

Never in my life hated the characters in the book before, but this is a first for me. Especially the protagonist. The writing in itself is beautiful & relatable & simple, but its just the characters. 

This book is easily one of my most annotated books because I was so angry & I had a lot to say. There were so many negative traits added to her, there was so much unlikability to each of them. And I was getting hopeful to be honest. 

But of course, Frances disgusted me towards the end. Just embarrassing for her self-worth & pathetic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

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

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

cutepatzie's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

It's not a bad book but it's just sad. Falling in love with someone that will never put you in the number one place where you should belong is sad.  Also, the manipulation and gaslighting of the main character are sad to watch. But at the same time, it's a very realistic scenario that many people can relate to in some of parts in daily life. I enjoyed it even when is not completely my cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

biab00's review

dark 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

3.75

Things and people moved around me taking positions in obscure hierarchies, participating in systems I didn't know about and never would. A complex network of objects and concepts. You live through certain things before you understand them. You can't always take the analytical position.

This one was a ride. I liked the complexity of the characters especially Frances and Nick, did I sympathize with them tho? Not really. Even with these not so good feelings towards them I did relate to some things that Frances went through.
This was overall a pretty solid book even though sometimes it made me frustrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

darbylane's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Self harm

Moderate: Gaslighting, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abandonment, Police brutality, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

lacey_wi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Antisemitism

touchingartt's review

challenging medium-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

2.25

 Well, when I first started reading it I was obsessed, I found Frances relatable. But as I kept reading, she became progressively more annoying, the plot got dumber and dumber and all those PERFORMATIVE "DEEP" conversations they had made me wanna stab myself with a pen in the neck. Also, can Sally Rooney stop romanticizing EDs and self harm?! The book needs to have some serious trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

bookswithjess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Abandonment, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Infidelity, Self harm, Gaslighting, and Sexual content