Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

The Mars House by Natasha Pulley

4 reviews

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Classism, Genocide, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Xenophobia, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, War, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Transphobia, Confinement, and Eating disorder

Minor: Addiction

definestrange's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Police brutality, Colonisation, and Gun violence

Minor: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Eating disorder

ninjamuse's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Child abuse, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Deportation

dr_amy_k_west's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

Not sure how to rate this. On the one hand this book is highly problematic: dubious consent, fascism, eugenics... On the other, even though I knew what was happening, I still had to finish it. Better articulated critiques may be found in other reviews.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Deportation, Colonisation, Confinement, and Police brutality

Minor: Classism, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Body shaming