Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

5 reviews

kaia_papaya's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

The ending destroyed me (sobbing) but I still think it was probably the right ending, though I definitely understand why some people didn't like it. Very impactful, makes a hell of a statement on rape culture, and somewhat hopeful in the sense that maybe things can change when we stand up for ourselves as women. It's so f*cked up, the things teenage girls go through.

#MeToo... And I wish I had read this book when I was a teenager, maybe I would have understood it wasn't my fault. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Grief, Blood, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, and Fire/Fire injury

raya_muk's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Blood, Body shaming, Violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Death, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

gildea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Body shaming

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, and Animal death

brookeschroeder's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Animal death

Minor: Blood and Body shaming

sttellis's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Infidelity, Vomit, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pedophilia, Cancer, Child abuse, and Drug abuse