Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

35 reviews

danikajoan's review against another edition

informative lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

I enjoyed the second and third parts of this book much more than the first, and I trudged through the first part because I’ve enjoyed other books by this author so I was hopeful it would redeem itself, which it only sort of did? My main issue with the first part of the book is that I didn’t find the main character (or most of the sketches she was pitching) funny, with the exception of the dog internet searches. The behind-the-scenes SNL stuff was interesting but I prefer to read Amy Poehler or Tina Fey’s memoirs for that.  

later, I  really enjoyed the emails and the start of their relationship, but there are so many communication issues and unhealthy dynamics that it was hard to root for them as a couple.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Excrement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Grief, and Body shaming

maggiemcfly's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming and Pregnancy

crystalleighwrites's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, and Addiction

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, and Eating disorder

jillaay_h's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kiala's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, Terminal illness, and Body shaming

haleysversion's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Pregnancy

thaliareads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a fun read. It had slow burn, it had instant love, it was giving "You've got Mail" vibes, and it had a strong FMC. 

Personally, in most cases I'm not a big fan of miscommunication or in the case of this book the intentional sabotaging of a (potential) relationship over having a hard conversation. I also got a bit thrown off when the setting shifted to the pandemic. It turned out to be a great setting for the majority of the story, but it was a bit out of left field. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

alcohol addiction is in reference to a character who is living with addiction, but is healthy and happy and alcohol free at the point the book takes place.

mraddd's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cancer

microbemom's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Medical content, Body shaming, Cancer, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

ricelatte's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.75

really funny, really quick (for the first 2 chapters) read. authors style feels very approachable, but not at all plain. reading this made me feel an affection toward SNL that I'd frankly never imagined feeling, but it was nice! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Pregnancy