Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

39 reviews

anna_m16's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Deadnaming and Domestic abuse

lorit1227's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

the_slow_bibliophile's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Child death, Murder, and Transphobia

planreadrepeat's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder

internationalreads's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.0

SO PROBLEMATIC

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Grief, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual assault

nerdboss's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Transphobia and Body shaming

pattyreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

Starting slowly but building to edge of your seat page turning, Mad Honey is a story told in two POVs. Olivia's son is on trial as she deals with her own history of abuse and loss. Lily's story is told in reverse and we slowly come to know her and her history. Emotional, tense, thoughtful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Child death, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Outing, Self harm, Death, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Confinement, and Pregnancy

whateverjeans23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Transphobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

herheadinherbook's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As I was about to begin reading this book, I saw on one of the author’s IG page that there is already talk of banning this book in parts of America. 

How dare they think about banning this book? 

To do so is to wipe out or silence so many different women - the ones who loves unconditionally, the ones who survive abuse in all its forms and the ones who fight for survival and for their identity. 
God forbid we read literature that moves us and inspires us to empower every other type of woman. Do they really thing banning this book will keep us from doing any of the above? 

Mad Honey is a tense and powerful read. I found myself taking my time to read it because the characters were so vivid and real that it felt like the events of the book were happening to women I knew and loved .  My heart broke for Olivia, Lily and Ava. It’s an incredibly moving book which spotlights an important issue.

I did guess the circumstance of Lily’s death but that’s no problem. However, for me the revelation and the consequences around Lily’s death was the weakest and most frustrating part of the book. It was dealt with in almost one sentence,  and so it felt rushed. That was strange and totally out of character for a novel that was so detailed and all encompassing its portrayal of the issues it covers.

 If I substract that element, it was a definite 5 star read that kept me guessing about what happened to Lily , but more importantly thinking about her experience of the world. I would certainly recommend it.

Thanks to Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, their publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Emotional abuse