Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

19 reviews

nonidude's review against another edition

Every joke is at the expense of another whether it's ableist, elitest, fatphobic, racist or just downright rude! I didn't find any character loveable enough to care about and the name dropping of celebrities just got tiresome.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Ableism

Moderate: Bullying and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Racism

strawberryblonde's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

1.5

In all honesty, just watch the movie. It's so much better. 

I found the main character in general very unlikeable and the book mainly consisted of her workplace abusing her in every way  possible. There were parts I enjoyed, but for me the pacing of the book was generally off. For a long time the plot didn't seem to be going anywhere and then the climax came at the very end of the book, which left me as a reader incredibly confused. It wasn't terrible, but I don't see myself picking it up again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Car accident, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Addiction

melancholymegs's review against another edition

lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Bullying, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Dysphoria, Classism, Car accident, and Racism

christygsp's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

I couldn’t help comparing this to the movie while I was reading it, because that’s what I watched (and loved) first. 
Purely as a book, this was a pretty solid middle of the road book. Didn’t hate it; didn’t love it - it’s just average for me. 
The extra characters and depth for Andy was nice. 
I missed a chance to see Miranda as a person rather than just a tyrannical monster but I understand that it wasn't really the point of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Fatphobia and Cursing

iheartgringos's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

georgieg's review

funny slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Eating disorder

choi_lacroix's review

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, and Fatphobia

katisreading's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.75

The ending is basically the only good thing about this book. It does what it does really well - but man, do I hate Miranda. Also, firmly in the camp that Andi’s friends and family and boyfriend had every right to be pissed at her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

This is one of the very few times where I’d say the movie was better than the book. Way better. All the tension the movie had the book has none of, the characters are somehow less interesting, and the movie ending is much more satisfying. 
You can read it if you want, it’s not a “bad” book, but it’s not really a “good” book either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Bullying, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

gamora_zen1's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Sexual content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Drug use