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seventhswan'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
3.75
That said, this was definitely my least-favourite book of Rooney's three currently-published novels. In Normal People and Beautiful World, I liked or at least sympathised with the main characters; here I spent most of the book actively hating them, and Frances' voice grated on me throughout. This still represents considerable skill in writing, and I'm not averse to an unlikeable narrator in the slightest, but it did weaken my emotional investment in most of the story.
Or so I thought, until I got to the final chapter, and promptly threw the book at the wall, which is not something I believed people actually did until now. Have I been Frances? Absolutely! Did that make me want to give her head a wobble any less? Absolutely not!
Overall, then, I wouldn't say I enjoyed CwF in the same way that I got genuine delight from parts of Normal People and Beautiful World, but I'm glad I read it, even if a lot of what I liked about it was the smug self-satisfaction that I'm Not Frances Any More.
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Chronic illness, Self harm, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, and Vomit
c_ourte's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Medical trauma, Self harm, and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual violence
thetearex's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Self harm
ale15sousa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Infidelity, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Alcohol, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Infertility, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Police brutality, War, Child death, and Colonisation
st3llaryan06's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Classism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Infertility, and Infidelity
lb781's review
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism
aitngg'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
5.0
I have absolutely devoured it. Emotionally, not that many books make me feel that many things.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction
keelyb's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
risten'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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual violence, Drug use, Blood, Chronic illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
jana16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, and Infidelity
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual violence
Minor: Biphobia, Miscarriage, Medical content, War, and Alcohol