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pmejia'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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Pregnancy
shaylac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The exploration of friendship and love carries depth, but it feels like Rooney didn't quite hit the mark. There are glimpses of brilliance, but the overall storytelling lacks the punch I was hoping for. It's a hesitant four stars, acknowledging the highlights amid the imperfections.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Death of parent
katjayorke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Bullying, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Suicidal thoughts
veroverovero000'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
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Grief
lovelybubbles's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexism, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Self harm, Death of parent, Mental illness, Bullying, Biphobia, Drug use, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Classism
livimack'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
2.5
- I’ve never seen a better piece of evidence that Sally Rooney was a competitive debater.
- If I were in a different headspace, I imagine I would have liked this book.
- Unfortunately, I was not in the right headspace for this book, so all I heard was a bunch of narcissists saying perfectly mundane statements like they’re the most revolutionary of intellectual ideas in the world.
- Oh well, at least I’ve been reading better books at the same time.
- Okay I admit that even though I am not in the right headspace to appreciate this book, it’s definitely growing on me.
- It still feels like a load of ideas have been shoehorned in by someone who really wants to write serious non-fiction but isn’t allowed to.
- If anyone wants to chat at any point about how hard Sally Rooney projects into her own characters, feel free to hit me up.
- Either way the characters have grown on me a lot.
- As much as I still feel like she was overly reliant on sex scenes as a narrative tool, I still want to know why she didn’t give me an orgy.
- The book was weirdly Shakespearean at times.
- Yeah, no, I don’t regret reading this - it definitely grew on me.
- This is the first audiobook with an Irish narrator that I’ve ever sped up the speed of.
Minor: Pregnancy
lucyeanderson'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
5.0
Moderate: Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent and Drug use
ericispublius'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
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy
alyssaherrington's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Self harm, Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
ellaford'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
Graphic: Sexual content and Mental illness
Moderate: Self harm, Biphobia, Classism, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Adult/minor relationship