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Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

20 reviews

margozaldivar's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment

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

buckys_plum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Self harm, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

juli_rold's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

There ARE spoilers in this
This was a typical Sally Rooney book with a complicated female protagonist. 
It was about Frances who falls into a relationship with a married man. They both have mental health problems and struggle to keep their life’s together.
Similar to Sally’s book ‘Normal people’.

It was kinda hard to get into but that might have been because I was in a reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Infertility

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Sally Rooney is one of my favorite authors, and I loved this novel as much as her other two.

Conversations with Friends, follows 21 year old Frances as she becomes involved in a messy relationship with a married man. While it is not a traditional love story by any means, Rooney emphasizes the significance of connections to our identity. This book reminded me that growing up is more of a social construct and less of an age defining measure. Frances made flawed  decisions, as did the other characters, which really highlight the individualities and complexities which Rooney focuses on.  If you love in depth character analysis as well as a chaotic story of love and friendship, Conversations with Friends is for you.

*this is a debut novel, so pacing and writing is different from NP and BWWAY.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Classism

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

onion's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

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

forlorn_traveller's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Self harm, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Mental illness, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

pastry's review

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

5.0

I... yeah, this is just really fucking good. Definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but I think I just really like reading about sad women. Sounds weird, but oh well, I can relate.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Biphobia and Forced institutionalization