9.58k reviews for:

The Rachel Incident

Caroline O'Donoghue

4.15 AVERAGE

villanelleslvr's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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wow!! i left this one feeling so moved and just happy that i finally read it. this definitely would have been a 5 star except for the fact that it kinda dragged in the beginning. i loved the last 25%! such great commentary on being in your 20s, class, reproductive rights, sexuality, friendship, and love. i want more books like this <3 i also loved that rachel and carey found their way back to each other in the end!!

mirandina's review

4.0

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

el_tuttle's review against another edition

4.0

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 There are parts in the middle where I felt fed up with reading the familiar problems of young adulthood, but somehow I was weeping at the end of this mostly-funny novel. 

ahatfield02's review against another edition

5.0

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This book was full of friendship, growing pains and twist. I truly loved the narrator and felt like I was talking to a friend.

allietrish's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hannahmatthews's review against another edition

4.5

funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lenin_lover_69's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mesy_mark's review against another edition

1.25

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a straight with a gay BFF book, so it is not something I would classify as LGBT since our MC is not.  As for the rest of the book, what was the point?  It meanders along the incident, but it feels as if this happened to m,e no emotioal tug there.  Characters, with the exception of James, are just unlikable.  It just bored me.  The narrator's accent was easy to understand, the setting of this book is Ireland, but still no emotional punch to the words.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion

elenit96's review against another edition

2.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Aggressively average. I'm not sure what the main point of the story was.

addie_cc's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated