Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

5 reviews

szpetot's review

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

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

hyliansee's review

fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Homophobia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Child abuse, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Incest

don't know how to content warn about zionism

navayiota's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

although it was quite triggering, I still enjoyed this book. It helped me notice some issues I hadn't realised I had.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Incest, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Xenophobia

marigo1ds's review

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

4.5

Definitely avoid if you’re triggered by EDs. This book is definitely graphic. 

I really loved Rachel’s complex relationship with food, sex, and mothers. All of it was so tangled up in her. I think you have to be a specific kind of person to like this novel. Definitely not for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry