Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy

5 reviews

florencere's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Cursing, and Eating disorder

aeshnakay's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

Favourite poem: History 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder

alero's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

12dejamoo's review against another edition

challenging funny medium-paced

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

2.0

I always wonder when I read Carol Ann Duffy if I actually don't like her poetry very much or if I think I don't so I then convince myself I don't. But I thought about it all week and talked to my sister and we both agreed that she's just not that enjoyable to read. All her poems are about ~womanhood~ and in a really surface-level way. And yes maybe this came in 2002 and Feminism was at a different place but it's hard to read in 2022. I really quite liked the Laughter of Stafford Girls' High (although I think it was a little too long - the ending was good but I think the part before the ending dragged a little bit). Other poems felt weirdly victim-blame-y (see Diet). Also the poems like Tall, Loud etc were so boring. She has a habit of over-using repetition. In some places I admit it's effective but in others it just feels so pointless agh I don't know

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

flisss's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence