Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

333 reviews

veroverovero000's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Violence, and Physical abuse

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

Super boring and toxic.
Library card expired and in the time it took to renew the card my library stopped carrying it. [50%]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, and Drug use

gondorgirl's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Sexual content, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

louise_mc2's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad tense 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

2.75

The writing was really engaging and insightful, and the characters also feel engaging at first but unfortunately it feels like it doesn't go anywhere

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

joscelynhe's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Overrated. Didn’t like the writing style (nothing that was actually “said” was put in quotes - it was more distracting than anything else and I couldn’t get used to it the entire book). I felt so much secondhand embarrassment over every other interaction that the two main characters had with each other and with friends/family. Neither of them know how to communicate effectively and so you end up following the story of this on-again-off-again young couple who are not very likable to begin with and who end up not growing or learning much AT ALL by the end of the story. UGH. I’m so frustrated. I haven’t read a book this disappointing in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

lunar_witch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

maozeydong's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Bullying, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Sexism

erinreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

jc626's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

1.0

Main characters were not normal people

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

quixie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Panic attacks/disorders