Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

4 reviews

maxattack's review

dark funny 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

3.25

This was honestly a really fun story, but I can’t say I particularly liked any of the characters. They’re all train wrecks. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

Minor: Biphobia, Classism, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Violence

The main “love interest” is a mere fetishization of a “type” of human being

bersblue's review

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

reedkat_'s review

slow-paced

3.0

A good read if you haven’t read Broder’s work before, but kind of predictable if you’ve read “The Pisces.” By the end, both main characters in these books have their lives fall apart in order to find their true selves. VERY trigger-warning heavy (ED; emotional and physical abuse by a parent)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

genericvampire's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

suffering from an eating disorder and mommy issues? no need for therapy! just make a golem 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia