Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

80 reviews

kelsieann27's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

bricollinsbrown's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Dark and upsetting thriller. Extremely gripping, but tough subject matter. Difficult read if you have a history of CSA or children/loved ones with ASD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

neglect and trauma to an autistic child/adult. Difficult read.

curlybob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Loved this book, couldn’t put it down! Twists and turns and left me wondering right til the end never able to figure things out
Bonus chapter was a great ending too

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

solcatcat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

 

CW: graphic depictions of violence, mentions of child, physical, and sexual abuse and disordered eating 

This book was odd, but not in an entirely bad way. I found it enjoyable. At first, I wasn’t quite sure I would like it, because one of the characters was just so self-pitying it was off-putting. Tbh, I am also a little confused by that character’s goals. The author presents her in many different ways that it gets confusing of her motivators and why she did the things she did. I am unsure if the author meant to do this or if the author got so focused on providing a winding/mystery narrative that this character’s goals weren’t fully fleshed out. 

I would definitely recommend listening to the audiobook. It was a great time. They really made the listening experience cinematic with the music and different types of vocal recordings (the podcast and interviews v regular narrative). 

Overall, out of the female mystery thrillers that I have read, I would put this one near the top. It was odd, but ultimately the experience of feeling uncomfortable, cringey, in suspense, etc was enjoyable! 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Incest, and Murder

storm333's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved the audio production. Deeply disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Eating disorder

ochieng's review against another edition

Bit too dark and didn't enjoy listening to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

lestatbp's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

0.25

A terrible book. I felt like I read the notes and outlines for five different books. 

The first part is nice and slow and mysterious. About halfway through it all goes to hell with messy plots, characters who all of a sudden act differently or disappear from the story, characters that appear from nowhere and have nothing to do with the plot, and and hundreds of red herrings that are just there for no reason (not ever referenced again, just filler to confuse your mind).

It's a real shame because it could have been a great story. It almost feels like it was written by AI because it has huge gaping holes or things said about characters that make no sense to a human mind. 

I read 150 books a year and, honestly, it is the worst book I have read in five years. Don't waste your time. I assume the rest of her books are as bad, so I wouldn't bother with trying another one by the "author." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Just a terrible book that seemed to stuff in as many "triggering" topics as possible whether they pertain to the story or not. It was a really bizarre experience reading this.

bassicallymimi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Wonderful twists! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism and Eating disorder

dirrtydeenyul's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chloeleah77's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism and Eating disorder