Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Supper Club by Lara Williams

88 reviews

angelasunshine's review against another edition

I was over 1/3 of the way in and still had no feelings about the characters or felt any investment in their story. I see that this book was compared to Sally Rooney's Normal People, which was another book I didn't really care for - so it's obviously just me and my personal reading preferences.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Self harm, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

abbysnofun's review against another edition

4.0

you are a mammal !! reclaim your appetite !! the shape of your body is the least interesting thing about you !!

i really did love this book but i just wanted a more extravagant ending. if you like descriptions of food that are borderline horny this is the one. 

i hate you arnold you know what you did

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, and Self harm

mcluley's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

Felt disappointed by the ending, as this was a book I was looking forward to reading. I kind of wanted it to get a lot darker and twisted by the end, but felt like the ending was lacking. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Rape

yarrowlinden's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

5/5 writing, 2/5 plot 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

brolston's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I wanted more supper club and less toxic relationships. Beautiful prose, but a little drawn out. Justice for Adnan. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, and Self harm

murakamiii's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

female rage at its finest

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Rape

knikchevich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit and Abandonment

valrunin's review against another edition

3.0

stevie, you will forever be famous

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Self harm

sineadw9's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense 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

Read it quickly and enjoyed most of it, feeling feels throughout. The themes felt very spelled-out , too much so in some parts. Author loves the word “languish”. It sort of felt like a better version of Conversations With Friends.

I struggled with the character’s relationship with her body—the descriptions of weight gain/fatness felt incomplete, like the author herself had never been larger than a size 8 and still has a lot of internalized fat phobia (I have no idea, fwiw). Her obsession with thinness made me tired.

The thread around female friendships, the push-and-pull of romantic vs platonic(ish) love, and the character seeking out moments of catharsis were what kept me engaged and invested. Worth a read, but didn’t quite meet my expectations.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Vomit, Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual violence

peckreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Self harm, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder and Gaslighting