Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Mleko i głód by Melissa Broder

314 reviews

annietaber's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

I think I just don’t like funny books. It remains unclear if my occasional revulsion about the events unfolding in this book originate from genuine objection or from some mix of self loathing, but the fact remains that I just don’t think this book was for me: mothers and daughters (read: mommy issues) graphic (and I mean GRAPHIC and not even yummy sapphic) sexual content, and being Jewish (although the Rabbi character construct and the golem were perhaps the most compelling parts of the book). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Excrement, and Abandonment

siobhanfuller's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

jaclynlo's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

5.0

A great book for the queers who’ve got mommy issues & or disordered eating. So relatable, funny, and a beautiful love story. The characters felt real and so did the romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

kdelatorre's review against another edition

hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia

sbletham's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

derpycrow's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I have mixed feelings about this book. I think that Rachel's ED was resolved too quickly and way too easily. While I understand why the author did that, it just felt off to me. I liked the themes of motherhood and the relationships women have with themselves and other women but I just wanted a bit more character development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Homophobia

muffmacguff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

I thought this was terrific. Really interesting and challenging and extremely horny. The ending came too quick for me and there’s a lot about it I’m ambivalent about but I want to discuss this book for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Homophobia

karlymarcy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

w0rmonastring's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

1.5

i went into this knowing that i wasn't the target audience for this novel but still came out at the end of this book feeling like i had been through something extremely off-putting. it's a psychosexual obsessive and heavy-handed story with just an uncomfortable level of descriptive Freudian fantasization. 

there were a lot of interesting ideas from the author but not a single one of them felt fully explored, probably because there wasn't a single 3-dimensional character to flesh them out. it felt flat and repetitive and anti-climatic.

also, my favorite quote from the entire novel turned out to just be a Yiddish proverb.

<i> "Ah! For a little love, you pay all your life." </i>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Outing, and Dysphoria

Minor: Antisemitism and Religious bigotry