Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

11 reviews

littlelizzieborden's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Medical content

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

anneklein's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Dysphoria and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

gretchenb0hler's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Self harm, and Infidelity

Moderate: Blood, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

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

okayymarianna's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm and Dysphoria

rclarke_'s review against another edition

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: 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

lottkarotti_1's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-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: Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual content

I found it hard to read when Frances harmed physically herself but it lasted only a couple of pages so I just skipped it:)

catriona99674's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

For much of this book I could not tell if I loved or hated this book. It has a meandering pacing and much of it is inner dialogue. It is also a muted book, written in quite an understated way and yet carries so much emotion. 
It was also quite an unpredictable book, I genuinely did not know what was going to happen which heightened the realism of the book: you don't get foreshadowing in real life. 
The characters are not loveable in the conventional way none of them are what I would call a 'good person' and many of the decisions they made and the things they said were poor and yet I was still invested in their lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism, Dysphoria, and Medical content