Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Mi año de descanso y relajación by Ottessa Moshfegh

294 reviews

laurafrances's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Death of parent, Self harm, Classism, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Sexual content

earlysunsetsxx's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Addiction

ronjagry's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fatphobia and Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Abortion

yungblonde's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

lesbegays's review against another edition

dark funny reflective

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

5.0

this is one of the most relatable and accurate depictions of depression that i’ve ever come across. depression is ugly and disgusting and makes you a shitty friend. the narrator is not a likable person, but i did find myself loving her because of how intimately i understand her and how much of the worst parts of myself i see in her. i found myself both jealous that she is rich enough to actually do what i’ve dreamt about since i was 12 and dedicate all of her time to sleeping, and so grateful that i’m no longer in a place where i want to sleep for a year. just maybe a month. i’ve had this on my shelf for years and i’m so glad i waited until now to read it. both the narrator and i are 26, and i think this would have made me spiral if i was 23.
the writing style of this book is so hypnotic. every time i emerged from a reading session i felt disoriented, like i was waking up from a too-long, sweaty afternoon nap. i felt a little bit how i imagine the narrator felt in her waking hours. a lot of people describe the pace of this book as slow, and i guess that’s fair, but i flew through this. the combination of short, clipped sentences and excessive run-on sentences just pulled me along for the ride. 
if you’ve ever felt like sleeping for a year would fix you but are currently in a better, more healed place, i highly recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Confinement, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Classism, Excrement, Vomit, Cancer, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Infidelity

behindherpages's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cancer, Abortion, Chronic illness, and Death

spooderman's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Vomit, Animal death, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Mental illness, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: War, Racism, Cursing, Abortion, Miscarriage, Classism, Confinement, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

johnnyv09's review against another edition

sad slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Medical content, Terminal illness, Abortion, Mental illness, and Sexual content

reveckd's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

3.5

I have a love hate relationship  with this book I think. I agree with everyone else who says the main character is insufferable but honestly she was so real for that tbh. Who wouldnt do drugs and sleep for most of the year if they had the money to do so. Every woman should read this book, but only if you're in the right headspace for it. Then afterwards read something silly to take your mind of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content and Fatphobia

droggelbecher42's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Cancer, Fatphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abortion