Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad

74 reviews

unhingedreader's review against another edition

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: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Moderate: Death of parent

allfawkesgiven's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

marieantoinette's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Body shaming

quinnlind's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

tillynancy's review against another edition

Disturbing graphic imagery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Self harm

biscuithead's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent

justreads93's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.5

I don’t know if I liked this book or not. It felt more like a car crash I couldn’t look away from. I think the title is misleading, instead of 13 distinct ways of looking at Elizabeth the fat main character, all but two of the vignettes are told from her POV and all of the vignettes depict Elizabeth as a deeply unhappy and insecure person. I think if maybe we had the POV from her friend Mel, her mom, her dad, and maybe the nail lady we could have those more distinct “ways” of looking at a fat girl. I also feel like this story just ended and I feel like there’s a lot more of Elizabeth to explore but instead the book just ends. 

As someone who was a fat teen and is now a fat woman I could really relate to Elizabeth’s struggles with low self esteem and body image but at points this got uncomfortable to keep reading. The way that fat people are constantly depicted as gross and disgusting just felt over the top at some points, like we get it Beth hates that she is fat and is reflecting that on others as well but Christ.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

abigailkokitus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

As someone who has been overweight since puberty, this hit hard. The reviews calling it “hilarious” confused me because while there were some funny bits here and there, this book was mostly strikingly sad. It was also very well written, in ways that seemed to sneak up on me if that makes sense. I’ll definitely be thinking about this book for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

kek513's review

challenging emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder