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lupitaestela's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
gerdalnrmj's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
What an odd book. But well worth the read. Took me on an emotional rollercoaster, some of the behaviours were painfully recognisable. Rachel’s story is interesting and the thoughts, dreams and actions made her into a real person, someone who I can envision so realistically
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Fatphobia and Incest
annabg23's review
dark
funny
reflective
sad
fast-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
4.0
I loved the writing style if this book, even if it was at sometimes a bit more vulgar than I am used to. It was very character driven, and I was not expecting the religious undertones as well. Thoroughly enjoyed this book, however the ending for me personally was a but hard-hitting and unexpected. I think all of the romance between the main two character starts incredibly fast and unrealistic. They also did not seem to make sense.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment
the abandonement issues are overall quite minor throughout the book, but the ending makes it hit a little harder.kelnicash's review
funny
reflective
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Abandonment and Religious bigotry
annietaber's review
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-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
3.0
I think I just don’t like funny books. It remains unclear if my occasional revulsion about the events unfolding in this book originate from genuine objection or from some mix of self loathing, but the fact remains that I just don’t think this book was for me: mothers and daughters (read: mommy issues) graphic (and I mean GRAPHIC and not even yummy sapphic) sexual content, and being Jewish (although the Rabbi character construct and the golem were perhaps the most compelling parts of the book).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Biphobia, Excrement, Abandonment, and Homophobia
zzfinch's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.5
Melissa Broder writes shame so well. This book explores queerness, inner child work, body dysmorphia, mother wound, and religious trauma beautifully and painfully.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming
agusnotfound's review
funny
fast-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
2.5
No sé qué tanto lo disfruté. Se lee bastante rápido, de a momentos es divertido. Trigger warning de desórdenes alimenticios.
La primera parte me pareció buena, bien enfocada en su neurosis, pero la segunda se me hizo tirada de los pelos, con muy poca relación a lo que contaba en la sección anterior y el desarrollo de personaje no tiene mucho sentido. Siento que faltó más porque termina resolviendo mucho muy rápido que en sí no está mal, pero se me hizo una lectura rápida y ya.
2.5 agustinas
La primera parte me pareció buena, bien enfocada en su neurosis, pero la segunda se me hizo tirada de los pelos, con muy poca relación a lo que contaba en la sección anterior y el desarrollo de personaje no tiene mucho sentido. Siento que faltó más porque termina resolviendo mucho muy rápido que en sí no está mal, pero se me hizo una lectura rápida y ya.
2.5 agustinas
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Abandonment
madi22w's review
challenging
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
like. i just with that both the eating disorder section of this book and the gay sex section of this book were better. i feel like they fell flat both in character progression and just like plot-line-logic. like how did she learn how to mother herself so quickly? trust me, your mommy issues aren’t just magically solved after 50 days of no communication. and, furthermore, i thought the way broder attempted to cover this up by being like the world will hurt you again and again but you will come back to me. was just like. okay.
as an ex-roman-catholic, i always appreciate insight into the daily lives of people of other strong/intense religions (such as judaism) so i liked being able to see that here.
miriam also felt, to me, though, a character that we never really learned about? like i never realllyyy understood what her connection was with her family that made her choose them so often, and so whenever she did it just felt out of the blue to me.
at times i felt that the humor of the book was cheesy or bad, but other times i found it genuinely funny.
overall, weird book. kind of triggering, and then erotic. i wouldn’t read it again. definitely skip like the first 50 pages if you’ve ever had any sort of eating disorder if you don’t want to be triggered.
as an ex-roman-catholic, i always appreciate insight into the daily lives of people of other strong/intense religions (such as judaism) so i liked being able to see that here.
miriam also felt, to me, though, a character that we never really learned about? like i never realllyyy understood what her connection was with her family that made her choose them so often, and so whenever she did it just felt out of the blue to me.
at times i felt that the humor of the book was cheesy or bad, but other times i found it genuinely funny.
overall, weird book. kind of triggering, and then erotic. i wouldn’t read it again. definitely skip like the first 50 pages if you’ve ever had any sort of eating disorder if you don’t want to be triggered.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Eating disorder
jgrhcklzccv's review
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Abandonment
Moderate: Homophobia
icarusandthesun's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-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
2.5
an eating disorder recovery story featuring a queer woman with mommy issues. the chapters are very short (most of them only a page or two long), which was lovely, and the plot kinda strange but intriguing.
couple of intimate scenes.
it was quite alright, just got a little bit boring as the story progressed.
couple of intimate scenes.
it was quite alright, just got a little bit boring as the story progressed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Fatphobia