Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

39 reviews

alexandracpedro's review

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Biphobia, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Addiction, and Sexual content

Moderate: Outing, War, Antisemitism, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Self harm

amberjelfs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Self harm, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Outing

oywiththepoodles's review

funny medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

ochrestar's review

fat phobia 
incest 
and dumb

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, and Body shaming

13ia18a's review

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

Moderate: Self harm

lizmauz's review

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Outing, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

annilikesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad fast-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

4.0

At times it was a really tough read but I stuck with it. It's very compelling and funny. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Self harm

hannalizzy's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. I think Broader’s frankness around disordered eating habits and self love/mental health issues is needed in literature, to truly capture what it is like to experience these things. It’s raw, it’s graphic, but it is reality to many people. I wish I would have gotten a little more detail about Rachel’s mother, since the relationship was so toxic and effected her so deeply. We can still see its toxicity through the lack of contact between them in the book, but I guess it would have helped me understand Rachel a bit more since cutting out her mother was the catalyst for her healing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Self harm, and Homophobia

Moderate: Dysphoria

carly_they_themsen's review

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

 dark but also fun, especially at the beginning. i didn't like the s*x scenes or the ending much so -1/4 star but i definitely recommend it if u wanna read something gay and heavy which is funny and gay

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia and War

jmarquette's review

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