Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill

2 reviews

nimeneth's review

dark reflective fast-paced

2.5

The writing was good, I won't deny that. My problem is in the same area many other reviewers mentioned: the second half doesn't resonate, and it's very anti-men disguised as "feminism". This would have been more powerful for me if it had left some of that out and focused more on the healing and uplifting one another/themselves that women are trying to do. And I think that could still have been done with the fairytale elements woven through.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

elle_dee's review

inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

My Favorites

• Once Upon a Time (Part I and Part II)
• The Fable in Thermodynamics 
• The Miller’s Daughter
• Lessons in Surviving Long-term Abuse
• An Older and Wiser Little Mermaid Speaks
• Rapunzel’s Note Left for Mother Gothel
• The Modern-day Fairytale
• Difficult Damsels
• Charming
• Metamorphosis 
• Man Up, Hercules
• The Ogre
• For All Our Hidden Witches
• Kiss the Dread
• Four Spells to Keep Inside Your Mouth
• Happily Ever After

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship