Reviews with content warning for Fatphobia - Mleko i głód

I ended up liking it in the end but as a fat woman I was nervous for a little bit. Also one of the characters is named Miriam. I was listening to it on 1.5 so sped up it sounds like Mirielle (my name) which is wild to me because I never totally understood how people could get those names mixed up. But I definitely understand now!!! I just keep thinking they are talking about or to me 😂😂😂

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0leander's review against another edition

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4.0

Don't go in blind like I did, take a good look at the warnings and know that they are there for a reason.

The beginning of the book felt, at times, like reading an early 2010s Tumblr user's ed blog, calorie diary and all. This is of course only the starting point for some... interesting developments... but it's pretty intense nevertheless. Once you get through that, you're in for the WLW romance, mommy issues, and an interesting perspective on navigating queerness and politics from within an Orthodox Jewish family environment.

Physically I was on a train while listening, but emotionally I was on a rollercoaster.

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bellist's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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uniquekorne's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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em111111ly's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

this was so messed up but i thought the writing was incredible

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harperthomson's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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mianb's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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atv14's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

It feels like fetishization. The MC has an eating disorder and “falls in love” with a fat woman, who is the exact person the mc does not want to be herself. Odd book.

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