Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

73 reviews

lamela's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book really showed me the connection between racial discrimination in addition to sexism and body shaming and mental health, which was addressed by exit racism a little, but not in depth. But learning about this topics and reflecting upon my privileges as a white women questioning her sexuality through reading a dark-comedy fiction book was a great way. Although I really struggled with the dark humor in the beginning, the book got me hooked. I was suffering with the protagonist as she knowingly repeated her self-sabotaging behaviour, while at the same time trying to acknowledge that I can relate to this so much. I read some reviews criticizing the dramaturgy of the last third of the novel saying that all the characters takeaways are pressed into the end. Broad spoiler

However, I found this to be very authentic because from my own struggles I can say that it is natural to continue with self- harming behaviour evenif you know that you should stop and that only after a breakdown, you acknowledge that you need to change your situation and that it takes time until you understand why what happened and even longer that you can take life-lessons from that.

Overall a rollercoaster and a heartwarming book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Racism

sadieh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Abandonment, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism and Alcohol

calster's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

What a wonderful book. Not at all what I expected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage

itsharrietrj's review against another edition

challenging informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

littlemaggiemae's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-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

4.25

honestly very good book, a little slow at parts, but i like the journey

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Minor: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

foolishg_irl's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual violence

scruffie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage

huttonki's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexism, Body shaming, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

memorable's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage