Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

162 reviews

britrcup's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

mmikenaite's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

I would compare it to ‘the stranger’ by Albert Camus.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, and Murder

hngisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Animal death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

aoifereadsbooks69'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lunimoony's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

unhinged, unlikeable and unreliable
- Irina just perfectly contains all three “U”s

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

anettainkeri's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Hyvä jos haluu jotain helppoo ja häiritsevää. Seassa muutama lotr referenssi ja ne sai mut tykkää tästä jotenkin enemmän (vaikka niitä oli ehkä kaks). Päähenkilö/kertoja oli sanoinkuvaamattoman kaamee, enkä mä voinu lopettaa lukemista. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Self harm

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sophieennis's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jaelynna's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

My thoughts - this certainly was a ride. I give this book at 2.9 out of 5. I don’t think it was a bad book. It was just not my cup of tea. It was alright. 

Parts I liked - 

• how unhinged it was. I’ve never read a book with such an insane narrator. I liked how by the end I was also trying to figure out what was actually happening and what wasn’t. Irina was so chaotic, but also tried so hard to get peoples attention. It almost didn’t come naturally for her. She was trying too hard and it consumed her to the point where she was just bat shit crazy. 
• The writing was great. Eliza Clark didnt try to make us sympathize or care for Irina. We all knew she was psychotic, toxic and a narcissist. 

I didn’t dislike any parts necessarily, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea. It was very artsy - which isn’t a bad thing. But for me it was meh. I didn’t even mind the gore and liked how unhinged it was. I didn’t finish the book feeling like I just read a WOW story. I just read a book about an unreliable and chaotic character and it was a good read. Nothing to really complain about but also nothing too memorable? Besides her literally murdering someone, abusing her subjects, killing a cat, and imagining glass in everyone’s eyes. I have a feeling I’ll forget about this book in the next year. Maybe it’s because I was so focused on starting other books. Maybe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming and Bullying

perthalus's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad 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

Will write review later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Cultural appropriation

valeria_guercini's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

A protagonist who is the queen of unlikeable, crazy protagonists. A bunch of young boys who trust and need women too much. A best friend with a savior complex. A mental breakdown. A traumatic childhood. This checks EVERY box in my list of favorite tropes. Absolutely hated everything the protagonist did, from start to finish, which means it was perfect.
This really could have done with a closer look at her past and a faster pace though. That's the only complaint I have.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit