Reviews

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

kkouh's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

hath's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.75

river69rat's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

The female autistic experience but with more blood sucking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

mariannexox's review against another edition

2.0

That was a disappointment of a book

spookycass's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse

emharps_'s review against another edition

• 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

3.0

eibhlynn's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

mariesreads's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved Lydia's voice.  The most original vampire story I've read.  Veryuch about different forms of creation, appetite, and hunger.

manderly's review against another edition

4.0

Loved how the concept of vampirism was explored, especially the experience of drinking blood

sippinpages's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.0

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda tells the story of a young vampire who is half vampire, half human who struggles with hunger, loneliness, family issues, and connecting to her culture as she tries to find her way in the world. I loved the descriptions used around her hunger and the dry dark humor but my issue with this book was that it starts off so so slow, the story felt like it was dragging on. It wasn’t until about 2/3 of the way though that I really started to enjoy it. This book had such an interesting concept but the execution fell short, I feel like this story could have benefited from being less “human” and more “vampire”. Overall, not my favorite read but I can definitely appreciate the overall story