Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

62 reviews

wrensandroses's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Suicide

kshonrade's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

A solid 4 if i hadn’t read so many more books. Didn’t even make me cry, although some parts of it really made me sympathize with the characters. 

Everything in there I already got better variations of elsewhere. It felt like a Book. Very Book-ish. Idk. A normal book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide, Cursing, Blood, Bullying, and Death

ergaich's review

emotional reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

flara's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.0

This book was captivating. I was invested in the main characters' love story. The novel was a great companion on long train rides, but... I don't know, certain aspects felt unnatural. Writing in the first chapter was a bit strenuous. I found the dialogue a bit odd and hard to believe. I suppose I got used to it and didn't pay much attention to it later, but still, there were these little things sprinkled all over the book that I just did not find believable, and somehow that bothered me. I wanted to smack the characters half the time, especially Connell, but that's a different issue. I think that 10 years ago I would have enjoyed this book immensely. I kind of wish it was around then, because I know exactly who would have benefitted from it. The novel touches on difficult topics such as suicide, loss of a friend, mental illness, domestic abuse, sexual harassment, rape, etc. I suppose that in most cases people get shielded from these in their early years and that's partially why becoming an adult and suddenly being exposed to the horrors of life is an uneasy transition. I think that someone in secondary education/starting university, who struggles to navigate the social hierarchy of early adulthood, will probably find this book insightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

danielleor's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Abortion, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, and Alcohol

pescemariana's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Adult/minor relationship

poppyisabelle's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Infidelity

scruffie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

Hit me like a ton of bricks. It's probably not for everyone, but it really resonated with me.

PS. I found the blurb to be misleading/non-representative of the vibe of the book, best ignore it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Blood, and Infidelity

meghanm404's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Infidelity

diana_barv's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

This book... was something. The writing was real good, but perhaps the themes were just not my thing. It made me long for college in the stupid mid-covid zoomester. It's the characters for me. They had a whole lot of issues and while it was clear that together they found a semblance of sanity and a safe port always available... I thought it was very much dependant and all around not good in the long term. Finally, open endings and on and off relationships are just not my thing. Malvaez if you read my review, know that I only finished it because you said you liked it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder, Grief, and Infidelity