Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

144 reviews

noahoha's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Classism

texashippie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Grief, and Emotional abuse

gralicia's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

Ooft this was a challenge, because I love Ottessa Moshfegh and I LOVE a delusional/obsessive protagonist who is descending into a little madness.

However, I couldn't cope with the repeated fatphobia and many stereotypical, flat characters that Vesta would imagine. I cringed when she suggested that her idea of Magda would have been a Russian mail order bride if she hadn't made it to America.

Unfortunately the fatphobia seems to be a reoccurring theme in Moshfegh's work, as the protagonist in My Year of Rest and Relaxation also idolised thinness and was disgusted at her friend for putting on weight.

I've just started Eileen, I'm hoping for a break from the fat-shaming.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Xenophobia

unhingedreader's review

slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Death and Fatphobia

zozzy2000's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Violence

britts_booknook's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, and Fatphobia

moon_dude's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

2.75

What could be a great plot becomes frustratingly unsatisfying with ambiguity for the sake of an incredibly unclear plot. If you like boring and unlikeable characters (with a fixation on hating other women), this is for you, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

whoisrois's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

2.0

Well! 😙 I mainly feel like this just didn’t need to be written. Not very interesting for the most part. I think it was an extended metaphor for grief? The ending felt rushed and out of the blue. Ruh roh!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Fatphobia

Moderate: Grief

timothypomeroy's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

mjandherbooks's review against another edition

I couldn't get past the fatphobic main character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia