Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen

7 reviews

mlottermoser's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

Love the idea of Asian American characters finding themselves and exploring their ancestral culture.  Some romance, character growth and social commentary included. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racial slurs

princessm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Classism

revengesrose's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Racism, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, and Self harm

rebecca_t's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

mmc27's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

This is an excellent read. It wasn't just a cute romance, it dealt with more mature themes, such as, trying to live up to expectations, and learning about a person's culture. I had never learned much about Chinese culture, much less, what LoveBoat is, so it was refreshing to not only learn something new but understand another person's viewpoint, like how they feel and handle things differently from me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Xenophobia

Minor: Violence

wellreadandhalfdead's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs and Blood

natverse's review

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

I have a hard time rating this one. I think this book should have come with several warnings. I don't want to use an over-used word, but I found this book to be extremely triggering and I think some hard topics weren't handled with the care they should have been. It is definitely well written, but it was very hard for me to read through certain scenes and dialogues without knowing there'd be safety in the words at the end.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Self harm, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse