Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

21 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

djenkin96's review

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-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

3.75

I think it was just a story of repeated behaviours from all the main characters. There were sections of self development or self awareness with the intent to improve, but did any character actually develop ? In the end I didn’t even end up liking Bobbi or Frances or even Melissa. I’m not even sure I liked nick. A lot of loose ends at the end ? It’s  Like the author got bored, undid all the self-awareness and ended the book ? 

I did like the relevant topics And The nod to endometriosis.However I Feel the author  glazed over a large amount of obvious body image issues and an eating disorder ?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

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

ank3's review

emotional funny reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Grief, Self harm, Body shaming, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Gore, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Minor: Infertility

hayleythepaige's review

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Blood, Classism, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Self harm

Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Police brutality, Racism, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

seforana's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

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

magicshop's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Dysphoria, Medical content, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Abandonment

helenadominick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

reneeandreea's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense 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

5.0

An insane attention to detail in otherwise mundane, day-to-day life. Makes you feel like one of the characters; Frances is both relatable and flawed. You couldn’t really love any character and you couldn’t really hate any character either, which I think is a lot like real life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Abortion, Abandonment, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Emotional abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Classism, and Toxic friendship