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The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
44 reviews
k8lynn's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i love the connecting stories in this one, the intertwining of trauma and grief amongst women/sisters in the family. this one was a little tough to get through but overall i enjoyed it very much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Grief, Abandonment, Mental illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Eating disorder
xereads's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A good read for sure. I appreciated the POV from the adults but would have loved some chapters from the younger generation as well. I think this book did a good job highlighting intergenerational challenges and discussing what’s needed to overcome them. The author did a phenomenal job of describing eating disorders and the compulsive tendencies while touching on how it’s viewed in minority communities. I wish I could’ve had a little more detail about some things but I enjoyed this book and would recommend to others.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder
thissagreads's review against another edition
challenging
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I had high expectations for this book, and the Audio is what saved it. The storytelling was mediocre, and there was so much left at the end of the story that wasn’t answered or remedied. Not to mention how frustrating it was that we don’t really know what Proctor and Althea did- were they stealing tax money? Or inflating their costs of goods at their restaurant and then skimming off the top? Something happened financially but it never becomes clear. EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING IS ALTHEA AND HER LACK OF DESIRE TO BE OPEN TO CHANGE AND TO BE A BETTER SISTER WHO’S HOMOPHOBIC TO HER SISTER VIOLA, TURNS A BLIND EYE TO HER BROTHER BEATING AND TORTURING THEIR YOUNGEST SISTER LILLIAN WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG, AND TO BE A BETTER MOTHER WHO TAKES ACCOUNTABILITY INSTEAD HER ATTITUDE IS “well that’s just how the world is so I’m preparing everyone for it” she has no remorse until the very end! And it’s a fraction of the remorse she SHOULD be feeling! UGH I think what was also frustrating, was that the sisters didn’t have enough development, and the story went so back and forth from each sister AND from their past, to present, that there was just WAY too much to unpack and solve or figure out before the end of the book. I think if the author did a story for each sister, or made the book twice as long, it wouldn’t have felt like emotional whip lash while reading and seeing that maybe only 3 of the characters made actual steps towards real, permanent change. It would’ve been nice for the author to go down the recovery journey of the sister Viola, with the eating disorder so the reader could really envision what that experience would be like. It would’ve also been nice to see the healing journey of the sister Lillian, while she works on her ptsd from her abusive big brother, AND TO SEE ALTHEA WORK ON HER HOMOPHOBIA AND FATPHOBIA! But everything felt so vague and that the surface of each sister’s life was just barely getting scratched. I really wished the author took more time writing this because it had such good potential! But -in my opinion- there were so many characters, and not enough story to really dig into the the things that needed more than a few chapters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Fatphobia
mayamcdo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Violence, and Grief
ssinforshort's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It's hard to review this book.
These characters are not perfect, and some aren't even likeable l, but I still enjoyed the novel.
These characters are not perfect, and some aren't even likeable l, but I still enjoyed the novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Child abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Death of parent and Homophobia
d_nice_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Child abuse
lrgluck's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Eating disorder
apersonfromflorida's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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: Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Fatphobia
Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Grief
beccabarpel's review
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
4.5
Complex adult sibling relationships including the emotionally stunted parentified oldest sister, the perfectionist queer sister, the angry preacher brother, and the favored yet neglected youngest sister. Can people change? Does family always bring out the worst in each other?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit
anainthemargins's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Confinement
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Physical abuse