Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

L'Anti-Magicien, 1 by Sebastien de Castell

7 reviews

bibalibz's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful fast-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

5.0

It's an incredible read and fast-paced without feeling like it's rushing. I became emotionnally invested in all of the characters in one way or another, even the protagonist Kellen, who is fairly unlikeable through most of the book (for good reason, you'll see). I wish I had Ferius' confidence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

deborah1's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

jaedia's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Xenophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, and War

gilwen's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

nekoshka's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Bullying, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Fatphobia, Genocide, Misogyny, Slavery, and Kidnapping

pyanfarrrr's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Overall, this was okay. The plot moved fast and was entertaining while I was listening to it. Kellen himself had good characterization. His family and peers were frustrating but believable. I was disappointed with the antagonists; I felt they were pretty one-dimensional.

There was a fatphobic remark at the beginning, but I don't remember it being repeated. I chalked it down to Kellen being an insensitive fifteen-year-old.

I listened to the audiobook, and found the Farius and Reikis (sp?) voices hard to cope with. I was always trying to mentally dub over their dialog. I might have enjoyed those characters more on the page. If I check out the sequels some day, I'll read the text version.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Fatphobia

mmefish's review against another edition

I’ve been trying to read it for 4 days now but it’s just not going well. I feel like the book is kinda predictable maybe? Was also warned about graphic animal cruelty which I cannot stand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Fatphobia