Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

None Of This Is Serious by Catherine Prasifka

35 reviews

236girls's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

okay i was ready to not like this book but honestly this actually hit with me. like this touched on a lot of very heavy things in terms of like finding your footing without school as a Real Adult, feeling like everyone else has it together, sexism and misogyny and also the anxiety of feeling like everyone hates you or is out to get you. and the metaphor of the crack underlying everything and being an ever present thing and sophie essentially persevering in spite of all the cracks in her life is soooo chefs kiss. also i know ppl felt she was one dimensional bc of all the talk of her checking her social media but are we not all victims of that rn... all we do is scroll thru our stupid lil apps... guys. the thing is. it's actually Very Serious but also not at all serious! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

gracierogers's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sleepyreader98's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder and Vomit

hjb_128's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood and Abortion

sadhbh2525's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny and Abortion

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

errie's review against another edition

dark emotional

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming and Mental illness

m111na's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

amyjmcd's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder

Minor: Bullying

jeslis's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

Notes:
- Really don't know what to make of this one; it seemed like a portrayal of the way our generation lives their lives in response to an uncertain world but without much insight and a very unpleasant main narrative voice.
- I appreciate that some characters aren't meant to be likeable but this protagonist and her toxic relationships (of all kinds!) just felt immature, like they were late teens instead of 22.
- Not a huge fan of the "crack in the sky" plot idk it felt too much like it was meant to mirror the covid pandemic but I don't feel like it added much to the exploration of character stories.
- Rating not reflective of overall quality of book (~3.0-3.5?) but just my own feelings towards it: not the book for me. Really didn't like reading this voice and a few names/plot points hit a little too close to my personal history whoops—

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual assault

aseel_reads's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.5

This was an odd little piece of fiction. Not sure how I feel about the topics discussed and the overall plot events that happened 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment