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saphirabloom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
abbiejolene's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
This book is about relationships, as her other books are, but what struck me the most with this novel is the dialogue on relationship to self. As Alice and Eileen navigate through their opinions on climate change, religion, sex, and friendship, through their romantic relationships and perceived successes and failures, what they are really analyzing is the world and their place in it.
Messy, complicated, frustrating… this novel is a stunning portrait of the search for self in this beautiful world. Five stars, as my love for Rooney’s writing holds strong.
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
jameslyons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, and Mental illness
carlay's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I mean this book was pretty saucy. And it’s very character driven over plot. So that might not be someone’s particular cup of tea. Reader be warned. That being said, what I loved so much about this book (and Normal People too) is how Rooney manages to create something so relatable. So many of the themes about friendship and life in this book just really hit home for me. This book just was so satisfying and left me feeling so good at the end. I’m just obsessed.
This is my favorite quote: “And I want that: to prove that the most ordinary thing about human beings is not violence or greed, but love and care.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness
Minor: Drug use
A lot of graphic sexual content.elemonte's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Drug use, Medical content, and Pregnancy
questingnotcoasting'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
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pregnancy
internationalreads's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Self harm, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Infidelity, Drug use, and Alcohol
kathleencoughlin's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Drug use
amelreads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Drug use
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, and Toxic relationship
majeczka_'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
3.25
The main characters were boring, the very long emails (beauty? Jesus? bronze age???) were unnecessarily pseudo-deep and don't get me started on the many many many sex scenes that did not bring anything to the story!
I'm a big fan of Conversations with friends and liked normal people very much, but this story lacked the rawness and the effortless flow that I loved so much about Rooney's other novels.
Graphic: Sexual content and Mental illness
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Blood
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Cancer, and Bullying