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alicesloan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Torture, and Addiction
Minor: Death
amethystbutterfly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Bullying, Addiction, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, and Torture
andrrea'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Addiction and Blood
gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I related to Connell too much 👩🏻🦯👩🏻🦯.I don’t have one negative thing to say about this book, obviously there’s the whole quotation dialogue thing but I didn’t mind it after the first bit. I love Connell so much. The story is just a deep character study on how relationships are affected through simple communications and the drastic changes it can cause in life. The title is literally the plot like it is just about normal people doing everyday things with a lack of communication due to trauma and how things can end up
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault
bcooper21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Physical abuse
Minor: Abortion, Bullying, and Addiction
vincef's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, Alcohol, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery
Minor: Death, Violence, Alcoholism, and Blood
kaireading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexism, Suicide, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Bullying, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Cursing, and Body shaming
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders
caitatkinson_'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
Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Bullying, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, and Domestic abuse
annoyedhumanoid's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
in a word, this book was upsetting. i've heard someone (specifically, booktuber emmie) describe reading The Goldfinch (haven't read it myself) as having a kind of second-hand depression effect, and i understand it now because Normal People had this very effect of me. three particularly disturbing scenes come to mind:
with that main point out of the way, it was objectively well-written with lovely prose. i really liked its pacing, jumping forward in time but catching readers up with flashbacks. its general concept reminded me of The Namesake, following a character or characters across years of their life and focusing mainly on romantic relationships, and i prefer Normal People's execution over The Namesake's. 2⅜ stars
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Infidelity, Abortion, Body shaming, Death, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit, Self harm, Addiction, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, War, Drug use, Racism, and Toxic friendship
kathrinellis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence