Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Terry

40 reviews

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, Car accident, and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Slavery

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

Hmm. I liked this book more by the last third or so, but still, it took me a while to get into it. There were a lot of dark violent things that deeply bothered me, even though they were usually taken back or didn't happen or whatever. I think I might like the show more. I did like the last few bits a lot though. 

Edit/update: I do like the show more, and that's made me want to bump my review of the book up to 4 stars?? But I'm not going to because that seems silly. But I'd maybe recommend watching the show and then reading the book. A fair amount is different, and maybe it'll make the show harder to understand (?), but I think doing things in that order would have made me enjoy the book more. I like the show and am excited for the second season, but I also don't like it enough to want to reread the book haha.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Eating disorder, Murder, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: War, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Racism, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Sexual assault, Genocide, and Infidelity

morgcxn's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

zuth6462's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder and Homophobia

itsbumley's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Violence, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, War, and Eating disorder

Minor: Car accident, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Some of the content warnings may be inferred from the character list at the beginning.

The characters include the four horsemen of the apocalypse (War, Famine, Pollution, Death). Scenes including War and Famine in particular involve detailed descriptions of violence, war, starvation, fatphobia, body shaming and positive representations of eating disorders.

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

"just remember i'll have known that, deep down inside, you were just enough of a bastard to be worth liking."

this was hands down the funniest book i've ever read. terry pratchett and neil gaiman are literally both hilarious and i thoroughly enjoyed good omens, even if i did watch the tv series on prime first. i think it actually helped me understand the book better, actually.
 

"that's because people trying to sort it out were men."

the story follows several points of view, which can be confusing at first, but once you get your head around it, it makes sense. aziraphale and crowley are two opposing forces trying to combat armageddon from the antichrist, and so many things go wrong, and so many things go ... right? this book literally made me laugh out loud in places (luckily not in public, thank god), but i honestly had such a blast reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Car accident and Fatphobia

ldorina's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

"Isten nem kockázik az univerzummal; saját felfoghatatlan és kifürkészhetetlen játékát játssza, amit ő talált ki. Ez a többi játékos szemszögéből leginkább valamiféle érthetetlen és bonyolult pókerjátszmához hasonlít, amelyet koromsötét szobában játszanak üres kártyalapokkal, végtelen tétekkel és egy olyan osztóval, aki nem mondja el a szabályokat, és végig mosolyog."

Az Elveszett próféciák jellemzése röviden: a Galaxis Útikalauz stopposoknak humora találkozik a világvégével és egy rakat szórakoztató karakterrel, akik igyekeznek megakadályozni azt. Az egész könyv egy kaotikus vonatút, ami egy kárörvendő, nem teljesen épelméjűnek tartott boszorkány próféciái alapján alakul és folyamatosan a kisiklás felé tart, miközben egy kétségbeesett angyal és egy démon rohangálnak a szerelvényen, egy 11 éves kisfiú (az Antikrisztus) pedig bandájával a többi utast bosszantja. Néhol zavaros történet, rengeteg szeretnivaló, emlékezetes szereplő, és egy felejthetetlen élmény.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

atrium's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder

cemeterygay's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is one of my favorite books that I read almost every year. The humor is just amazing. I love the interactions between all the different characters and I enjoyed reading every single character. Aziraphale and Crowley are fantastic main characters who really help keep the mood of the book right on point. The one bit a beef I have with this book is (relatively unimportant to the main storyline spoiler)

why was the scene between Anathema and Newton necessary. It just feels like weirdly misogynistic.

I would 1000% recommend this book to others who are looking for a fun book with fantastical elements. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, War, Violence, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, Cultural appropriation, and Fatphobia

Minor: Slavery and Animal cruelty

CW: Childbirth, f slurs, famine, pregnancy, snakes, starvation

littletenor's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and War

Minor: Car accident