Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Mleko i głód by Melissa Broder

40 reviews

jmarquette's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Self harm

sara_jex's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

This book was gripping from the first page - the plot expertly grapples with the intersections of sexuality, sensuality, self-image, motherhood, mental health, and religion. Enticing prose that skillfully dodges delving into fanfiction-like erotic descriptions, which could’ve so easily happened. Resolution of the main character’s mental health issues, as detailed in the book, veered simplistic — making it seem unrealistic. Otherwise, an energetic, insightful, beautiful read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and Self harm

lyazrz's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad medium-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: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Self harm

blairnecessities's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Biphobia, and Antisemitism

bersblue's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Fatphobia, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Colonisation

eslsilver's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Body shaming

Minor: Blood and Excrement

lovingest's review against another edition

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual content, Self harm, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

foreverannabelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

this book was f*ing weird. tw: eating disorder, fat phobia, fat fetishization, homophobia, antisemitism. i was made very uncomfortable reading this book and it rly made me think but that doesn't seem like a flaw to me. it's just very heavy. i appreciated how fast it was of a read and how short the chapters were. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Antisemitism

sophiejohn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

2.0

I already wasn't going to read the pisces, but I'm definitely staying away from melissa broder's books after this. the writing style was unsettling, but not in a cool subversive way just in a way that sometimes made me want a shower. she created several avenues that she never circled back on, leaving a lot of loose ends that seemed distracted. she also tried to drop in some *relevant insight* about Palestine but it seemed so forced. the mom was such a driving force for the Big Reason behind the story and plot, but the author made her completely fade into the background - the opposite of the way you'd expect someone like she described her to be, overbearing and manipulative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Self harm, Addiction, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Dysphoria

rigid and explicit calorie counting

helenferg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Self harm, and Body shaming