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citrusboombox'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
3.25
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Bullying, and Gaslighting
Minor: Blood
thedambookshelf's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts
cepbreed's review against another edition
- 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
“Marianne answers the door when Connell rings the bell.”
I read this entire book while my chest was constricted. Each line makes me feel like I can’t breathe, like there’s concrete blocking my throat. Oh god this is so tragic. Each misunderstanding makes me want to throw myself into a wall. I had this conversation with my roommate about why Sally Rooney doesn’t use quotations before I began reading. She told me it’s because it makes the book much more intimate, the characters are more lifelike when they aren’t confined to the grammatical conventions of a novel. She’s so right. I didn’t realize I had a little implicit bias when reading, when I see a quotation mark it sends off something in my brain. Without it my brain must take that extra step to realize something is a quote. I have to think first for once, how insane. I still don’t like how it looks but thank you for this Sally Rooney.
Once again I turned to my roommate and had a conversation after I finished and she asked me what I thought about Connell and Marianne, well that's the basics of her question anyways. I answered honestly and told her I prefer Connell. Something about him is just so much more compelling to me. Sure I like Marianne, I sympathize with her, but I feel more pity for her while I relate more to Connell. We talked to through and I came to a conclusion that I guess says more about me than about the characters. Marianne is a character who is full of anxieties, insecurities and vulnerability. As a woman these are all things I hate about myself. Because Connell is a man I don't see his faults in the same light I see her's in. With Marianne a lot of my issue with her comes from the response I would have about myself if it were me in her shoes. Damn.
Songs:
- Casual - Chappell Roan
- Good Sex - Susannah Joffe
- Sidelines - Phoebe Bridgers
- About You - the 1975
- the 1 - Taylor Swift
- Perfect Storm - Inhaler
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Blood
Minor: Death
maybeimali's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood
sandysmith's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
pretentiousnerd's review against another edition
- 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
1.75
Not gonna go on and on about this waste of time but yeah... don't read this book if you expect something extraordinary...
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Blood, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Violence, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use
sierrabowers'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
2.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
iris_sofia07'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
4.25
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Death, Suicide, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders
elishahdavis's review against another edition
2.0
i usually don’t check content warnings because i find that i can handle a lot of it fine, and even if i had checked them, i honestly would’ve read it anyways. but i urge you, please check the content warnings and take them very seriously. also the list storygraph has when you first look is incredibly insufficient. it has the vast majority of the content warnings on their full list of them. so just be aware of that.
the ending was a relief, but i was still very uncomfortable when they mentioned certain parts of their relationship dynamic. the very ending, as in like the last page was good. she seemed stable, and it seemed right, especially considering their unhealthy and extreme co-dependence. i just— the way i felt reading this book? i never want to feel that again. i felt sick and awful and i can’t even describe it. it was very well written, and, surprisingly, i liked the whole no quotation marks thing. i just felt like ive been falsely advertised to. how can this be someone’s favorite book? how could you recommend this to people that you like? i don’t get it. i think me and sally rooney are over, just because if her other books are like this one i will not be able to handle them. anyways i really do not know how to rate this. i saw some review that said after they were done reading they just thought “why? what was the point of that?” and it clicked for me. that’s exactly how i feel. i feel hurt and burdened in the worst possible way, wondering “why? that wasn’t worth it”. that’s the best way to summarize what i think of this book.
now off to read some ya romcom because this book is actually triggering me into depression, and i mean that literally, unfortunately.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexism, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Vomit
thewellbitch'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
2.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual content