Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller

8 reviews

vixenreader's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Although I’m still mad at Leah, and the ending is open-ended, this book is filled with realistic, loveable characters, great gore, great action, and a message of fighting for your community. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, War, and Classism

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Abortion

Be aware that this book deals with estranged relationships between ex-partners, plots to destroy community, attacks targets at the LGBTQ+ community, broken condoms, refusing medical services due to religious beliefs, corporate & political corruption, fear of unwanted pregnancy, selling out, explosions caused by fireworks, and zombies.

fuzzball's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

steph_weigle's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tommelisesofia's review

adventurous dark funny tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

paidays's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Well-executed zombie story that still feels fresh and says ACAB and no corporatization of pride with its full chest. Amen. Gory, but takes the violence seriously on an emotional level, which I always appreciate. Found the “twist” predictable and thought some of the Reveals were overstated, but overall enjoyed the themes of queer solidarity and found family. Sunshine… call me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

the_vegan_bookworm's review

adventurous dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

A dark comedy slash horror featuring a full cast of messy queers. I really enjoyed this satirical horror about the commercialization of pride.

My main critique is that the messaging around police abolition was strong at parts and weaker at others, and the role of race in the message around saviorism could have been tightened up. With this being said, I thought it was compelling and addressed many of the challenges of queer community today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

ishymuu's review

adventurous dark funny fast-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

 When I first started this book, I didn’t think I was going to like it, but I am glad I stuck with it. The book is your zombie horror romp from the 2000s but make it involve queer community and pride. If you like that genre, you will enjoy this book. I like the slight changes made for the zombies all while keeping them pretty classic and loved the character and all their flaws. They are all messes, but in a way that is real for lots of folks. I wouldn’t say it is a life changing story, but it was definitely a fun zombie thriller! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Car accident

Minor: Fatphobia and Vomit

caffeinatedfae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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

When I saw this book offered up on Libro.fm's influencer section I knew I needed it. This book was dark, grotesque and absolutely hilarious at moments. This is surprisingly realistic in a way and I loved seeing how the character grew together. It was a fun read that I highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia and Homophobia