Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

내 휴식과 이완의 해 by Ottessa Moshfegh

279 reviews

ilyones_'s review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Fatphobia

anh_read's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The main character is unhinged and at times very problematic and insufferable. But as a reader, one could sympathize with her. 

Yet, it was such a “fun” read. The novel gives great insight into the mind of a troubled and depressed person. But I was sometimes worried that this novel glamorized mental illnesses (as if being depressed was equal to being edgy). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer, Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, Abortion, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

robi_locksley's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Very dark, but surprisingly funny. I laughed out loud in public several times while listening to the audiobook. 

Moshfegh perfectly captures the desire to just step into a new life. The deep self-loathing that makes a person desperate to wake up as a new person. 

The desperation of addiction is also written perfectly.

When Riva takes the narrator's pills, the narrator's reaction is extremely accurate to a real addict's. Tearing apart her apartment to find anything, imagining taking the pills to try and satisfy her mind, the willingness to go to any length to get them back, the way that she cannot think of anything else besides her addiction. It's harrowing to read if you've ever experienced addiction yourself or been close to someone who has.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

kcg_mx's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Vomit, Drug use, Addiction, Cancer, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

redflyingbook's review against another edition

2.0

fleabag if all the characters were utterly unloveable. 
The writing style wasn't bad. it did keep me going. but the narrator was just an unbearable person to me. mentioning on literally every page how thin and pretty she is, being mean to literally everyone and having the book become just a single narration of pill names ? the only time i started finding her okay was when she started sleepwalking and apparently being a decent person during the forgotten time periods but dude....... also

the fact that the 4 month sleep actually helped her in the end pisses me off. she was an asshole and then all of a sudden she's not ? idk does not seem fair to me lmao

anyway glad i can move on now bye 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Self harm, and Abortion

vabraham's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I think my favorite book of all time. I haven’t read a satire this good, especially criticizing whiteness and elitism, in a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Grief, and Classism

kqthventurous's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

A thought-provoking and deeply human exploration of alienation, grief, and the search for meaning in a seemingly superficial world. A very relatable and accurate depiction of depression. A little lackluster at times, But overall a entertaining read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion

xoopa's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Addiction

hex_agon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Vomit, Body shaming, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

dakotahreads's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Animal cruelty