Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

6 reviews

ren_rose's review against another edition

2.5

After a rewatch of the movie, I decided, "What the heck, I should read the book." Now, I didn't hate the book, but I think I prefer the movie over it. (which is a first for me) I was pretty engaged throughout the first half, and then it kind of fizzled out towards the end. It felt almost drawn out. It might be because I already loosely knew what would happen, though based on what the movie portrayed. 

All in all, it's not a bad book, but I'm not sure if I'd continue on and read the others in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

cat12345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Alcohol, Cannibalism, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Ableism, Cursing, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Vomit, Infidelity, Medical content, Car accident, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

sarahmayerwriter's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia and Ableism

cyanr's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

The books are a product of its time. I’m glad I opted to listen to the audiobook instead of reading it; I heard the ellipses of the zombie speak gets tedious. On the downside, listening to a man do a blaccent for a female character felt uncomfortable. It didn’t feel racist or like it was meaning to be offensive it just felt off. 

So many people may take issue that the zombie cure is literally love.

This book is extremely cheeseball and many people could have predicted that. I like when zombie media doesn’t take itself too serious and when there is

a cure

so I’m biased. 

The main love story is a bit wonky. I felt like I got to know R very well and Julie. And that R got to know Julie well through the organic interactions, but I felt that Julie hardly knew R. Most of his monologue takes place in his head since his zombie speech is lacking. 

This is still a cute teenager romance book. They actually talk like teens and I still felt a sense of danger. The zombie “culture” felt silly but in a fun way. I would recommend to any teen readers who were interested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Violence and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm

Julie calls M, one of R’s zombie friend a fat fuck the entire book. Julie also has self harm scars and talks briefly about having sex as a form of self harm. Perry is hinted at being suicidal and okay with dying.

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gore, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Cannibalism, Vomit, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Grief, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Self harm, and War

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Self harm and Fatphobia