Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Normal People by Sally Rooney

203 reviews

birtch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, and Eating disorder

abioneil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.25

This book is quite complex. The relationship that Connel and Marianne have is painful to read about. Don’t go into this thinking it will end with sunshine and rainbows. It is obvious that both characters needed serious help. Other than that, I would say that the narrating style was a bit odd, the narrator was third person and at times seemed to be limited and other times omniscient. I didn’t quite enjoy the book, the idea that relationships between people can change their overal character and personality is explored wonderfully, however, it does feel like some of the scenes central ideas are repeated (even though this may have advanced the plot, it was hard to read). I think that the character growth felt sudden instead of gradual buildup.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, War, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

naviation's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide and Bullying

Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

missconflictedcontradiction's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

risten's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

avacate9's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Eating disorder

issy138's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad 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

2.0

This book just wasn’t for me. I see how people like it. Buts it’s so toxic, so painful, and so torturous to both of them that it just makes it sad to read. I longed for happiness for both of them, and I don’t think I ever found it, even when they were together. Maybe it’s the realness that I didn’t like. Maybe it was the writing style that made it worse. It made it feel rushed and pieces felt left behind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Bullying

jasminrain's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

3.5

I absolutely adore the way that Rooney writes. I really love her way with words and there were lots of things said in this book that I will be thinking for a long time from now. That being said, I didn't enjoy the book itself that much. The concept was nice but neither the story itself nor the main characters really appealed to me - their stories were not something that I found interesting or relatable and that really took away from the reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

leoniefnk's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Sexism

andreathrs_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying