Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

96 reviews

isioneill22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm and Death of parent

lani's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness and Death of parent

lenanin99's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

To be honest this was my least favourite book by the author. I was a big fan of normal people and conversations with friends but for some reason this book didn’t really do it for me like that. 
Still it was an interesting read. 
I must admit that in the beginning it was quite hard for me to really get hooked and continue reading. Luckily towards the end of the book when the four main characters interacted with each other in different settings it got extremely interesting and intense and I could not put the book down. 
I also don’t really know how I feel about the email portions. For some reason they felt unnatural at times and disturbed the reading flow.
After all I am still very much a huge fan of Rooney’s writing and would definitely recommend her work!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent

tigertheory's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I really like Sally Rooney's books and this was no exception. Anyone interested in modern relationships will surely enjoy this. The book touches on many topics that are relevant right now – even the pandemic is mentioned, even though it rather felt like an afterthought. However, it seems Rooney is now well aware of the expectations her readers have going in and consciously caters to them. While the previous books felt rather raw and thought-provoking, this sometimes was almost "prêt-à-penser". 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

stevie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, and Death of parent

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

tiayaaaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

4.5 stars. Tortured lovers, how I love thee.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

alexleigh20's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent

katieamelia's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship