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liliantreacy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Eating disorder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
alfienumeric's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"Piglet" is the main character's childhood nickname that has stuck with her well into her adult life. She seems to have everything together- a career in culinary publishing, a wedding to prepare for, a doting fiance and a family emotionally supporting her.
Days leading up to the wedding, Kit, her fiance has confessed a devastating admittance that soon made Piglet start to question her perfect world.
"Piglet" is a novel sheds light on how far a person would go to stay quiet with people who have done wrong towards them, just to keep the peace and to hold a façade. This isn't only pertaining to the betrayal Kit has done to Piglet, but how everyone in her family may contribute the million nicks that eventually leads to Piglet wanting to take action in reclaiming her life.
Even though I enjoyed reading this book and the pacing is fine, this book read slow for me. There are no explosive events that would make the story march faster. Looking back, that uncomfortable feeling on my part may be tied to wanting Piglet to hurry and make drastic decision. Instead, I had to watch in real time as she endures insufferable moments of events that should have given her great joy and happiness.
What also kept me going is reading to find out exactly what Kit did. Spoiler alert: It is never really said but it is major enough for when Piglet did tell someone what happened, that person couldn't believe she is continuing the wedding. I had to finally let go of needing to know that detail when at the end of the day, that detail did not matter and to rely on how Piglet is emotionally reacting to it.
Days leading up to the wedding, Kit, her fiance has confessed a devastating admittance that soon made Piglet start to question her perfect world.
"Piglet" is a novel sheds light on how far a person would go to stay quiet with people who have done wrong towards them, just to keep the peace and to hold a façade. This isn't only pertaining to the betrayal Kit has done to Piglet, but how everyone in her family may contribute the million nicks that eventually leads to Piglet wanting to take action in reclaiming her life.
Even though I enjoyed reading this book and the pacing is fine, this book read slow for me. There are no explosive events that would make the story march faster. Looking back, that uncomfortable feeling on my part may be tied to wanting Piglet to hurry and make drastic decision. Instead, I had to watch in real time as she endures insufferable moments of events that should have given her great joy and happiness.
What also kept me going is reading to find out exactly what Kit did. Spoiler alert: It is never really said but it is major enough for when Piglet did tell someone what happened, that person couldn't believe she is continuing the wedding. I had to finally let go of needing to know that detail when at the end of the day, that detail did not matter and to rely on how Piglet is emotionally reacting to it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
virgcole398's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting
Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Medical content, and Pregnancy
oflifeandstuff's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
Definitely massive trigger warnings for mental health stuff, especially surrounding food. But such an interesting exploration of our relationships with food and their connection to us and our relationships with other people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
lexcellent's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism
withlivjones's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I really liked the gorgeous, almost sickly descriptions of food and the show-don’t-tell way the author depicted the both the differences between Piglet’s and Kit’s backgrounds and the discomfort Piglet feels within her own body. This book was a challenge to read, mostly because I saw a little too much of myself in Piglet. I think it’s a novel a lot of people will be able to connect to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Eating disorder
Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism
mandi_lea's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
emmareeser's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder and Gaslighting
f1nnmu's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A bit of spoilers first:
I really liked that despite the fact that food is obviously a core issue the ending wasn't related to no longer loving to cook, because she really did love to cook, and it isn't phrased like it'ssomething she needs to give up just something she needs to start doing for herself instead of doing it to make other people happier.
Although honestly it did bother me a bit that you don'tactually find out what Kit did. It's silly because the specific thing isn't really the point, but still.
It was honestly a fairly disturbing books. At some parts I couldn't wait to start the next chapter, but other parts did actually make me wildy uncomfortable to the point that I'd rather put it down for the day.
Overall I don't think I would recommend this book to just anyone, but if you like to read stories with a bit of a disturbing theme and aren't sensitive about eating disorders this might be a very enjoyable book for you.
Although honestly it did bother me a bit that you don'tactually find out what Kit did. It's silly because the specific thing isn't really the point, but still.
It was honestly a fairly disturbing books. At some parts I couldn't wait to start the next chapter, but other parts did actually make me wildy uncomfortable to the point that I'd rather put it down for the day.
Overall I don't think I would recommend this book to just anyone, but if you like to read stories with a bit of a disturbing theme and aren't sensitive about eating disorders this might be a very enjoyable book for you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Eating disorder
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit
drmathews777's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Disclaimer: I am not an English major college graduate - Science for me, I do not look further than what I read in a novel I receive - no deep dives on authors, my reviews are for consumers and not for authors.
I happily received an ARC of Piglet by Lottie Hazell estimated release 02/27/24 (March 2024 on the print).
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Spoiler Review with Trigger Warnings
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I don't feel that this is good for anyone who has any issues with food. Trigger warning for anorexia athletica, binge eating disorder, anyone with an unhealthy relationship with food, and people with poor boundary setting/ poor impulse control.
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Piglet is a melancholy tale of a cookbook editor who is in the throes of a scandal right before her wedding. It's like a mix of the great British bake-off and the full train wreck meltdown of the subject's personal life and love life. Heavy elements of classism and eating disorders.
Many people are describing this as a masterpiece because it's tale of someone who likes to perceive themselves a certain way coming to grips with the truth that their perfectly curated life isn't so perfect. And maybe they themselves aren't the person they think they are when it all falls apart. True vulnerability doesn't come through until its too late and clamming up, eating feelings, isolating herself got Piglet into matrimonial hell.
Page 197-198 choked me up though. The struggled through the daughter father relationship when your child knows about your past indiscretions. I had waited on baited breath on what advice her father would give her. I was swiftly reminded that there was a history of infidelity in the past so he felt some measure of requirement to back up her mother's own decisions to stay and work out out long ago.
I appreciated the self awareness of the pretense and posture of keeping up with the Jones' at this point of the novel.
I found the food element evolving from very descriptive at first to less descriptive of the actual food but more so of the volume of it a subtle way of highlighting the binge eating aspect.
What resonated with me most was page 239, "he was pulling her forward and I had to fight the urge to yank back twist my arm out of his, a child refusing, the beginnings of a tantrum". I felt the exact same with first fiancé years ago. You just want to run as soon as you know it's not right but for some reason you don't ever do it soon enough.
The transition between Piglet and Mrs. Edwards was the fever pitch of the novel. Her brother-in-law shows up for her in a great way towards the end and you can really see the family come together to be in her corner at this point.
It concluded a little abruptly but in a perfect way in my opinion.
Overall a good read. Very melancholic, very reflective on society today. If recommend it to anyone who likes reading slice of life and downward spirals.
I happily received an ARC of Piglet by Lottie Hazell estimated release 02/27/24 (March 2024 on the print).
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Spoiler Review with Trigger Warnings
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I don't feel that this is good for anyone who has any issues with food. Trigger warning for anorexia athletica, binge eating disorder, anyone with an unhealthy relationship with food, and people with poor boundary setting/ poor impulse control.
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Piglet is a melancholy tale of a cookbook editor who is in the throes of a scandal right before her wedding. It's like a mix of the great British bake-off and the full train wreck meltdown of the subject's personal life and love life. Heavy elements of classism and eating disorders.
Many people are describing this as a masterpiece because it's tale of someone who likes to perceive themselves a certain way coming to grips with the truth that their perfectly curated life isn't so perfect. And maybe they themselves aren't the person they think they are when it all falls apart. True vulnerability doesn't come through until its too late and clamming up, eating feelings, isolating herself got Piglet into matrimonial hell.
Page 197-198 choked me up though. The struggled through the daughter father relationship when your child knows about your past indiscretions. I had waited on baited breath on what advice her father would give her. I was swiftly reminded that there was a history of infidelity in the past so he felt some measure of requirement to back up her mother's own decisions to stay and work out out long ago.
I appreciated the self awareness of the pretense and posture of keeping up with the Jones' at this point of the novel.
I found the food element evolving from very descriptive at first to less descriptive of the actual food but more so of the volume of it a subtle way of highlighting the binge eating aspect.
What resonated with me most was page 239, "he was pulling her forward and I had to fight the urge to yank back twist my arm out of his, a child refusing, the beginnings of a tantrum". I felt the exact same with first fiancé years ago. You just want to run as soon as you know it's not right but for some reason you don't ever do it soon enough.
The transition between Piglet and Mrs. Edwards was the fever pitch of the novel. Her brother-in-law shows up for her in a great way towards the end and you can really see the family come together to be in her corner at this point.
It concluded a little abruptly but in a perfect way in my opinion.
Overall a good read. Very melancholic, very reflective on society today. If recommend it to anyone who likes reading slice of life and downward spirals.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Classism