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abbeyhuffine94's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Body shaming
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Biphobia
Minor: Fatphobia and Vomit
leahlovesloslibros's review
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is the story of Rachel, a twenty-something who has an unhealthy relationship with food, largely thanks to her mother. When her therapist suggest Rachel take a ninety-day detox from her mother, she begins to explore food through visits to a local frozen yogurt shop, as well as a [hopeful] new relationship with the woman who serves it to her, Miriam. Milk Fed started out slow for me. I wasn't hooked right away, but as I kept going it picked up a bit.
This book is rife with trigger and content warnings, most of which center around food/eating disorders/fatphobia, etc. Rachel is constantly obsessing over her food intake and calorie count, thanks to the fact that her mother has been criticizing her food choices and her body since she was a girl. Food and eating were something to be ashamed of, and although she knows that it is unhealthy, she can't stop the habits.
Enter Miriam, a healthy, larger woman who works at the local frozen yogurt shop and is more than happy to introduce her favorite indulgences to Rachel. The more Rachel eats, the more she starts to develop complicated feelings for this woman who is basically the opposite of her in every way. Can Rachel discern her feelings for food from her feelings for Miriam, or are they so interdependent that one cannot exist without the other?
This book tackled a lot of tough issues, which did not deter me, but it was also a bit heavier than what I was looking for in that moment. I think I would have enjoyed it a little more at a different time.
This book is rife with trigger and content warnings, most of which center around food/eating disorders/fatphobia, etc. Rachel is constantly obsessing over her food intake and calorie count, thanks to the fact that her mother has been criticizing her food choices and her body since she was a girl. Food and eating were something to be ashamed of, and although she knows that it is unhealthy, she can't stop the habits.
Enter Miriam, a healthy, larger woman who works at the local frozen yogurt shop and is more than happy to introduce her favorite indulgences to Rachel. The more Rachel eats, the more she starts to develop complicated feelings for this woman who is basically the opposite of her in every way. Can Rachel discern her feelings for food from her feelings for Miriam, or are they so interdependent that one cannot exist without the other?
This book tackled a lot of tough issues, which did not deter me, but it was also a bit heavier than what I was looking for in that moment. I think I would have enjoyed it a little more at a different time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Eating disorder
Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Biphobia, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Antisemitism
TW/CW: complicated relationships with parents/familymicah_thelibrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Body shaming, and Eating disorder
papercraftalex's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I'm going to be honest, I don't completely know how to rate this book. It's much more of a freudian character study than the romance I thought it would be. Certain parts of it were so disturbing but I couldn't put the book down; it was like watching a car accident. The writing was so well done and there were quotes that truly radiate through, but the plot was just lackluster, especially the ending. It falls into the "no happy endings for queer/mentally ill people" trope as well as a weirdly incestual mother fantasy and penis envy that makes Freud smile up at us. I wouldn't read this again but I truly don't know if I enjoyed it or not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Antisemitism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Homophobia, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
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