Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

152 reviews

jukietoss's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely tore through this unhinged romp. It's like if My Sister the Serial Killer (by Oyinkan Braithwaite) were written by the sister and she was a coked up artist. It's a darker and angrier They Never Learn (by Layne Fargo). I absolutely love reading female rage, and this is nothing if not angry. 

The MC lives in a consequence-free world of her own beauty (and her obsession with it) and the fetish art she creates. She is devoid of any real connection, and when a connection threatens, she plays with it to see how far she can push it until she's permanently kept it at bay. She revisits her art's evolution as she puts together an exhibit for a gallery, and in so doing we see how she's pushed the limits on safety, fetish, consent, and exploitation. And yet no matter how far she goes, she's never met with the resistance or consequences she thinks she'll encounter--so she just keeps going further. As the reader, I was amazed at how I, too, became desensitized to how far she pushed things. My original shock and dismay at some of her behaviors gave way to acceptance even as she pushed boundaries even further. 

This book has a propulsive energy--it's coke-fueled, hungry, and attention-seeking. It is so fun to read (but not for the squeamish). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Sexual violence

alicerowano's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Outing, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Cursing, Body shaming, Blood, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Homophobia

ribbenkast's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Rape, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Gore, and Toxic friendship

giz_story_graf's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Rape, Self harm, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Torture, Vomit, and Drug use

sapphicidi0t's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

the first time I read this I was gobsmacked, second time it was…. Just “shock value: the novel”. It’s absolutely insane but a little bit mid 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

malley's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Rape, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Gore, and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit

abbeylou101's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Eating disorder, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Fatphobia, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jubi's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

Very easily, quickly read. A lot of trigger warnings necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Eating disorder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Torture, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

ink_drinkr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Addiction, and Body shaming

Minor: Emotional abuse and Fatphobia

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

I really dont know how to feel the only bit i think i liked of this was the very end

‘My mam always used to tell me that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. And Eddie from Tesco is a fly, but he's got a taste for vinegar. It's like vinegar is all he's ever had from people, and now he doesn't even know what honey tastes like.’

‘I wonder what the fuck I have to do for people to recognise me as a threat… Do I have to smash a glass over the head of every single man I come into contact with, just so I leave a fucking mark?’

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Content Warnings

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