Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

1 review

pear's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Loved the development of the main character, Miranda. She really grew up a lot during that year. 
The science wasn't very on point but that wasn't the reason I was reading the book so I don't mind. What really mattered was how the characters faced the increasing difficulties in their ways - and that was done superbly.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

The characters have too little food to support a healthy diet: they starve themselves as a result. A background character starves herself because a priest orders her to, dies as a result. Religion is shown in a very negative light. The priest is a jerk that tells others to starve themselves, eats his fill himself. Religion seems more of a cult than anything else.