Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Dogs of Summer by Andrea Abreu

60 reviews

thereadingsensation's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child death

Minor: Domestic abuse

v4mpstarzz's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

Genuinely don’t know how to rate this book. People weren’t lying when they described it as “all the weird parts of girlhood.” It reminded me of all of the gross (and also very queer) things my friends and I would get up to around that age. I think the author did a great job at capturing that grimy feeling, as well as the confusing transition period as a kid. Going from innocence and ignorance to being vulgar and disgusting. The chapters make you feel like you’re remembering bits and pieces of the narrators childhood, which make it quick to get through. I found a lot of the misspellings and misuse of english words to be funny and endearing. I still have so many thoughts but I’m going to stop here. I’d definitely say give it a read, just make sure you check the content warnings beforehand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Vomit, and Eating disorder

julesceasara's review against another edition

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

2.5

Gross but I guess that was most of the plot. The fact they were 10 years old was kind of Ick. However it was a very quick, engrossing read. For the life of me I can’t figure out the ending like wtf actually happened and I can’t find any mention of it online I feel like I’m losing my mind. Did someone die? Or not? Like I don’t know, and it seems like no one else does either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Excrement, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Body shaming, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Death of parent

babywren's review against another edition

3.5

Not really sure how I feel about this book? I enjoyed the writing style but struggled with some of the content. 

I felt quite uncomfortable when young characters were talked about in an intimate or sexual way, even though it was supposed to be from the curious perspective of the main character. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Self harm, and Eating disorder

jennifercheck's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Rape

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Child death

arufino's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide, Sexual assault, Child death, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Abandonment

llorona's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Rape, Child death, Body shaming, Excrement, Emotional abuse, and Blood

abbytstuart's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

carly_reads's review

emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

Feral girlhood. My heart physically ached for the narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Vomit, Excrement, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, and Body shaming

heartlocket's review against another edition

challenging 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

1.5

TLDR: little character development, mostly gross out/shock content. 

I expected an interesting look into a codependent and toxic friendship  between two young girls. But that’s not how I would actually describe this book. This book follows characters who see little to no development (yes there is one moment where the main character sticks up for herself, but she then immediately reverts back) and intentionally tries to shock and gross you out. There’s nothing wrong with focusing on things like eating disorders (bulimia), menstruation, or other natural body functions. But I genuinely do not understand why many of the details that were included in this book were there except for shock value. Reading this just felt uncomfortable intrusive and exploitative to the lives of these little girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death