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Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body by Megan Milks
59 reviews
rororow's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
Not for everyone, I know, but I felt like this book was my teenage experience. Amazingly written and unravels in the most insane way at the end.
It wasn’t mentioned, but to me, Margaret is absolutely coded autistic and it made my relationship to her teenage hood so much stronger.
It wasn’t mentioned, but to me, Margaret is absolutely coded autistic and it made my relationship to her teenage hood so much stronger.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Body shaming
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Body horror
nautilus18's review
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
- 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 and Body shaming
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Ableism, and Fatphobia
Minor: Sexual assault, Medical content, and Murder
frecklebrows's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Death
bmitch's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Rape, Medical content, Sexism, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Vomit
kspears's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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
5.0
“Where detective fiction promises knowledge and order, this story is aligned with unknowing” (p. 255).
Margaret, a child sleuth, grows up and loses her sense of self. This novel is queer in every sense of the word. It explores the early queer isolationism, finding family, and recognizing that societal pressure is a red herring to genuine acceptance of self.
The final letter of the book sent me into a research spiral and emotional tailspin.
Margaret, a child sleuth, grows up and loses her sense of self. This novel is queer in every sense of the word. It explores the early queer isolationism, finding family, and recognizing that societal pressure is a red herring to genuine acceptance of self.
The final letter of the book sent me into a research spiral and emotional tailspin.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship
thetiniestghost's review
dark
emotional
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
annabella's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
The last section made it a 5 star read for me. More books need this. A refusal of genre, going against a sensical linear narrative, not having a binary of character and author!
Definitely need to read trigger warnings before if have experience with eating disorders and self harm, although I would say this depiction of it is nuanced, complex, and insightful. The start with the mystery adventures was extremely fun and I was laughing out loud with how funny the protagonist was. I was drawn to the other characters. And always aware of ~society ~ eg the insurance that dictated whether the people could stay. The change of personal pronouns from third person to second to first…!
Really well written, extremely clever, and takes you on a journey you wouldn’t expect. It’s surreal and experimental and weird and risk taking. Wonderful representation of a queer coming of age( but also not quite because it can’t be defined by a genre), that actually most of those things don’t cover. It feels very authentic to the genderqueer / transmasc experience. Would want to highlight many parts of this book, if I were to read again in non audiobook form.
Definitely need to read trigger warnings before if have experience with eating disorders and self harm, although I would say this depiction of it is nuanced, complex, and insightful. The start with the mystery adventures was extremely fun and I was laughing out loud with how funny the protagonist was. I was drawn to the other characters. And always aware of ~society ~ eg the insurance that dictated whether the people could stay. The change of personal pronouns from third person to second to first…!
Really well written, extremely clever, and takes you on a journey you wouldn’t expect. It’s surreal and experimental and weird and risk taking. Wonderful representation of a queer coming of age( but also not quite because it can’t be defined by a genre), that actually most of those things don’t cover. It feels very authentic to the genderqueer / transmasc experience. Would want to highlight many parts of this book, if I were to read again in non audiobook form.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, and Self harm
Moderate: Mental illness and Body shaming
Minor: Excrement
loveletterenthusiast's review
i love loved the first 1/2-3/4 of this book but then it fell off a bit for me…i understand the author’s intentions (in fact they were spelled out explicitly on the page) but it all got a bit too overly didactic for me…for a book that says it aligns itself with unknowing there was certainly a lot of explicit knowing in those last couple pages. also i have never been fond of the sort of “wrap-up” epilogue here’s where they are now technique used . i wanted more resolution to the whole mystery aspect and also the whole ghost thing was really quite boring. okay this is all sounding a bit mean i did genuinely really enjoy most of the book margaret was a painfully relatable character. and is not that the end was bad per se. it just felt wildly out of place and clumsily executed
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia
Minor: Sexual assault
nicolemhill's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide
annayareads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
4.75
TW // eating disorders
This was a really hard read for me. I've never had an eating disorder, but, like most people in the US I think, I've had to deal with an almost antagonistic relationship with my body. The first half of this book made me feel so uncomfortable. I'm different from Margaret/M in many ways, but I saw reflected all the ways that I was insufferable as a teen. I see my struggles with gender and sexuality. I see my disappointment that my body was not as thin as my classmates. I see the envy for flat stomachs, heterosexuality, and cisness. Thank goodness I've grown past most of these things, but there's still a kind of shame for the cringe of before. Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body gives an unflinching view to that cringe, with enough humor and fantasy to keep you going.The final chapter had me fighting back tears many times. I felt like I was struggling along with Margaret through all her hardship, so reading some brilliant joy felt like a hug. It also felt like a promise, less cheesy than "It Gets Better," but still comforting. I felt the words saying "You'll find yourself. And, within yourself, you will find a love richer and deeper than you could imagine."
This was a really hard read for me. I've never had an eating disorder, but, like most people in the US I think, I've had to deal with an almost antagonistic relationship with my body. The first half of this book made me feel so uncomfortable. I'm different from Margaret/M in many ways, but I saw reflected all the ways that I was insufferable as a teen. I see my struggles with gender and sexuality. I see my disappointment that my body was not as thin as my classmates. I see the envy for flat stomachs, heterosexuality, and cisness. Thank goodness I've grown past most of these things, but there's still a kind of shame for the cringe of before. Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body gives an unflinching view to that cringe, with enough humor and fantasy to keep you going.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Self harm