Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

43 reviews

ging090803'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had such expectations... I was always putting it "to later". I really shouldn't have. The writing is beautiful. Not only do we see their relationship growing, but also the characters themselves growing through the years. It is so interesting to see how we are so influenced by others and our past. 
I really liked how it was written. There is not really any marks of dialogue, we change point of view rapidly, the past and the present are mixed together. Great metaphor here : the present is influence by the choices we made in the past. We are never free from our past. 
Following them through the years was incredible. I didn't feel any gaps. It was just normal. 
They were just normal people with rough stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Suicide

Well, the book can trigger a lot of people so be careful. The words are really crude. Everything is, more or less, described as in real life, so it can really be harsh.

emmawilkinson's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

sofiamaslop's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting