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Mleko i głód by Melissa Broder

39 reviews

ameronie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

intriguing and often times challenging read about the way we see, shape, desire and hide bodies and how that's intertwined with the celebration and restriction of food. the graphic descriptions of eating disorders, sex and mommy issues induced fantasies surely aren't for everyone but they worked for me. by the end i grew somewhat attached to the main character and wished i could go to one of her stand up gigs. instead i'll make sure to pick up more of melissa broder's work!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia and Suicidal thoughts

zoiejanelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

i will never recover from this book. it was like looking into a mirror. a dirty, 7/11 in the middle of no where, warped, shattered, perverted mirror that hangs upside down, but still a mirror just the same. 
i’ve never read a character like rachel, so raw and broken and… stupid. an asshole raised by a narcissist, a girl with no shame but all the shame in the world. she broke my heart, made me laugh, make me cry, and made me nauseous all at once. 
this book is a look down the barrel of the gun that is “mothers and daughters.” this book captures exactly how it feels to be a complete and utter train wreck who can trace all of their issues back to their mother. not for the feeble minded or weak stomached. 
highly recommend for the (mentally and emotionally stable/healed) girlies with mommy issues, problems with food or a history with eating disorders, girls questioning their sexuality, the ex-christians and lapsed Jews, and anyone who thinks hallucinating a wise rabbi and Chinese food might be the answer to all of their problems. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Alcohol, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War, Antisemitism, Vomit, and Xenophobia

decie's review against another edition

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

2.25

I like weird books but this was....so fucking weird. like if someone turned the pro ana side of 2015 tumblr into a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Moderate: Excrement, Outing, and Vomit

Minor: Antisemitism and War

garynoplastie's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Dysphoria, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Incest

Minor: Biphobia, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Homophobia

szpetot's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Outing, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual content, Misogyny, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Antisemitism, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Dysphoria, War, and Vomit

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

undertheteacup's review against another edition

funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, and Fatphobia

Minor: Vomit

kaitlynkenny's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

kiarasng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Vomit

noshelfcontrolll's review against another edition

emotional slow-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? It's complicated

1.0

I wanted so badly to like this book. It was recommended to me by a friend, and I was really excited by how the book covered so many topics, all while centering Jewish characters. This book fell flat from my expectations, though. Unlike the review blurbs, I did not find any part of this book funny or humorous, and rather I was often made uncomfortable by the grotesque and descriptive nature of Rachel’s narration. Whether it be the habits of her eating disorder, her description of others bodies, or sex, all were met with an off-putting amount of illustration. Her obsession with motherly relationships led to an almost Freudian fantasy being replayed multiple times throughout the novel. As excited as I was to read about Jewish characters, I was also let down by many laws regarding Shabbat and Kashrut being poorly described or plainly incorrect, as well as the sexualization of mikvehs. It felt like Broder’s Jewishness was used as authority to not check that the information she added about religious Jews was correct. I also felt like Miriam was largely used and viewed by Rachel as a sexual object, fetishized for her weight, especially since almost all of Rachel’s inner monologue while around Miriam was sexual and crude. I really disliked Rachel’s character, finding her inappropriate, rude, and dismissive. Additionally, there was no resolution to the novel, and the half-assed I/P discussion prompted by Rachel towards Miriam’s family felt so out of place and awkward. Overall, I was largely unimpressed and weirded out by most of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Self harm, Vomit, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Mental illness