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rfm25's review against another edition
4.0
This book covers various sensitive topics in just 266 pages , which is why this book is so incredible.
Beforehand I had watched the series when it came out and loved it , the book was literally identical (obvs) .
I would personally say look up TW as it is very heavy...
Defo recommend though
Beforehand I had watched the series when it came out and loved it , the book was literally identical (obvs) .
I would personally say look up TW as it is very heavy...
Defo recommend though
whatbidoureads's review against another edition
I was pushing myself, and honestly I don’t even know what for at this point.
This book is not for me, and I’d rather move on than delay my other readings.
This book is not for me, and I’d rather move on than delay my other readings.
miaf335's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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
4.0
minyardyke's review against another edition
2.0
Might contain spoilers but I'm not so sure. Also, this is my personal review and I know this book is really loved but I don't care enough about anyone's 30 pages essay about how whoever didn't like the book is wrong. so, keep it to yourself.
alright, I'm going to write my review. I read this book 2 years ago in my native language. I saw the book everywhere and also the show was pretty popular around that period so I just thought I had to read this book. maybe I could have gotten something out of it. anyways, I was utterly dissapointed. even the friends I talk to about books know how much I disliked the book, and for that I never really got myself to watch the show. this summer, after talking to a friend about the book and why we both didn't like it I started thinking to myself that I should have liked that kind of book. I mean, two young kids living in a small place in ireland having a weird relationship, then moving to college, having problems between them constantly still being in love with each other. that is my kind of stuff. stuff I usually like. so I felt like I was missing something and I had to give this book another try, thinking it would have been different. so, I picked an english copy and started reading. it took me two sittings, the book is not really long and also the writing is pretty easy.
I'm not here to say that Rooney is a bad writer, this is the only book I have read from hers tho, but I don't really enjoy her writing. it's simple, it's direct, it's...I don't know. It isn't for me. In the translation I read 2 years ago that was really one of the biggest turn off for me. Still didn't like it in english. Anyways, I did't really want to finish this book and not because it was too beautiful I didn't want to let it go but because I really wasn't into it. I tried to hype myself but didn't work.
The setting is realistic and that's what I liked the most. The places, the people, the loneliness of young adulthood are elements I enjoy reading about, but Connell and Marianne had something I didn't really enjoy. Now, I know tha characters don't have to be likeable and since they should feel like real people then it's okay if they have some annoying and upsetting traits but that wasn't the problem with me. I usually enjoy not so likeable characters so the reason why I didn't like them isn't that. It's just that they feel...flat. Connell is a good-looking, sporty guy who was raised by a single mother. Marianne is described as a weird-looking, smart girl with a horrible mother. Connell doesn't have siblings but Marianne has a brother. Connell is poor while Marianne is rich. They are opposite on many aspects but they are the same, cause inside themselves they share the same emptiness, the same not belonging and the same desire to belong. however, the people around them seem to not really have a personality. they are cruel, we don't know why. they are interested in them, we don't know why. Marianne and Connell are the only ones who get politics and care about it, their friends are stupid and shallow. They don't communicate with each other and every time they don't understand each other they just fall out or they are just ok who even cares let's start seeing other people. and then their mental health gets worse. they are skinny and smart and skinny and smart and skinny and smart again. it felt like not really seeing the characters but just reading notes about them. ok, they have weird sex. ok they have weird conversations. ok and? that leads us to nothing. I don't feel like the book gives us a real opportunity to know these people. Marianne should go the therapy and heal from the abuse she faced during her life, but Connell doesn't do anything about that. He doesn't suggest it to her, he doesn't even think she needs help even tho he knows she goes through some bad stuff. She help him a lot, she makes him feel less than a loser, she gives him the power and validation he needs. I don't think he gives enough to her. Their relationship changed but he doesn't really see her as someone who can be a lover to him. He says he loves her but he doesn't love her the same way she loves him. He still thinks that she's weird and that scares him cause he's also weird but he also thinks he's much better than her.
I believe Marianne is too vague and the reader (me) doesn't really get a sense of her.
In many parts I found their story a little absurd and I wasn't really into it at all.
Anyways, the book has some good quotes and some good insights into young adults' mind. I felt like I can relate to some traits of them in terms of thinking and feeling. But in the general picture they stay flat and artificial.
Maybe I'll read something else of Rooney but not soon, I don't want this experience with NP to influence me while reading anything else from her.
alright, I'm going to write my review. I read this book 2 years ago in my native language. I saw the book everywhere and also the show was pretty popular around that period so I just thought I had to read this book. maybe I could have gotten something out of it. anyways, I was utterly dissapointed. even the friends I talk to about books know how much I disliked the book, and for that I never really got myself to watch the show. this summer, after talking to a friend about the book and why we both didn't like it I started thinking to myself that I should have liked that kind of book. I mean, two young kids living in a small place in ireland having a weird relationship, then moving to college, having problems between them constantly still being in love with each other. that is my kind of stuff. stuff I usually like. so I felt like I was missing something and I had to give this book another try, thinking it would have been different. so, I picked an english copy and started reading. it took me two sittings, the book is not really long and also the writing is pretty easy.
I'm not here to say that Rooney is a bad writer, this is the only book I have read from hers tho, but I don't really enjoy her writing. it's simple, it's direct, it's...I don't know. It isn't for me. In the translation I read 2 years ago that was really one of the biggest turn off for me. Still didn't like it in english. Anyways, I did't really want to finish this book and not because it was too beautiful I didn't want to let it go but because I really wasn't into it. I tried to hype myself but didn't work.
The setting is realistic and that's what I liked the most. The places, the people, the loneliness of young adulthood are elements I enjoy reading about, but Connell and Marianne had something I didn't really enjoy. Now, I know tha characters don't have to be likeable and since they should feel like real people then it's okay if they have some annoying and upsetting traits but that wasn't the problem with me. I usually enjoy not so likeable characters so the reason why I didn't like them isn't that. It's just that they feel...flat. Connell is a good-looking, sporty guy who was raised by a single mother. Marianne is described as a weird-looking, smart girl with a horrible mother. Connell doesn't have siblings but Marianne has a brother. Connell is poor while Marianne is rich. They are opposite on many aspects but they are the same, cause inside themselves they share the same emptiness, the same not belonging and the same desire to belong. however, the people around them seem to not really have a personality. they are cruel, we don't know why. they are interested in them, we don't know why. Marianne and Connell are the only ones who get politics and care about it, their friends are stupid and shallow. They don't communicate with each other and every time they don't understand each other they just fall out or they are just ok who even cares let's start seeing other people. and then their mental health gets worse. they are skinny and smart and skinny and smart and skinny and smart again. it felt like not really seeing the characters but just reading notes about them. ok, they have weird sex. ok they have weird conversations. ok and? that leads us to nothing. I don't feel like the book gives us a real opportunity to know these people. Marianne should go the therapy and heal from the abuse she faced during her life, but Connell doesn't do anything about that. He doesn't suggest it to her, he doesn't even think she needs help even tho he knows she goes through some bad stuff. She help him a lot, she makes him feel less than a loser, she gives him the power and validation he needs. I don't think he gives enough to her. Their relationship changed but he doesn't really see her as someone who can be a lover to him. He says he loves her but he doesn't love her the same way she loves him. He still thinks that she's weird and that scares him cause he's also weird but he also thinks he's much better than her.
I believe Marianne is too vague and the reader (me) doesn't really get a sense of her.
In many parts I found their story a little absurd and I wasn't really into it at all.
Anyways, the book has some good quotes and some good insights into young adults' mind. I felt like I can relate to some traits of them in terms of thinking and feeling. But in the general picture they stay flat and artificial.
Maybe I'll read something else of Rooney but not soon, I don't want this experience with NP to influence me while reading anything else from her.
nightwithbooks's review against another edition
This mess of a book wasn't for me. I didn't get it
sophiemariee's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
aana_21's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
"I guess the book has a moral after all", were my last thoughts after reading the last sentence.
It was hard to get into, particularly with the way the conversations are written. Without parantheses?? who does that??
And i am not the biggest fan of spicy/romance books as the main plot.
But the way of writing, almost as if it's a filmscript, is amazing! Also the well rounded main characters make it interesting to read.
The rest of the characters are meh, like the mother of Marianne and her relationship with her parents before everything went wrong would be nice to know. It's not like Rooney doesn't use flashbacks.
I guess the reason why i gave it 3 stars is mainly for the writing and the many annotations i wrote while analyzing the characters was fun.
"I guess the book has a moral after all", were my last thoughts after reading the last sentence.
It was hard to get into, particularly with the way the conversations are written. Without parantheses?? who does that??
And i am not the biggest fan of spicy/romance books as the main plot.
But the way of writing, almost as if it's a filmscript, is amazing! Also the well rounded main characters make it interesting to read.
The rest of the characters are meh, like the mother of Marianne and her relationship with her parents before everything went wrong would be nice to know. It's not like Rooney doesn't use flashbacks.
I guess the reason why i gave it 3 stars is mainly for the writing and the many annotations i wrote while analyzing the characters was fun.
paisreads's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
i read too many rom coms and was still holding out hope for a happy ending- but this book just ended up being real. i love you sally rooney. but your book ruined me.