Reviews with content warning for Fatphobia - Not Hungry

Average, nothing special. Type of book I would forget I read. Really easy to read and felt like a movie I've watched. Kinda like the Duff meets My Mad Fat Diary. This book just feels like your reading a movie idk. Toby annoyed the hell out of me.

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ishouldbereading's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.75

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samg01's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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brookey8888's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this and definitely related to some of these things. It’s a very fast read because it’s written numbers which I didn’t know going in. I do wish it was a little more fleshed out but it was still really good.

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thatonebookgxrl's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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bookbrig's review against another edition

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challenging emotional medium-paced

I think this would be a good fit for any of our teens who are into realistic stories. June has a super believable teen voice, and the story successfully blends mean girl/popular jock social pecking order stuff with a focus on disordered eating and secrets. My favorite part was June's love for her sister and the way their relationship slowly becomes the center of the story. I really hated everything else because realistic stories that deal with tough issues are absolutely my very least favorite type of book ever. BUT I know we have teens who will love this and ask for books like this, so at least this one was a quick read. I'd give a content warning for

disordered eating, fat shaming, and unwanted sexual contact,

though I do think most of those are covered in the flap copy.

Unrelated to the story, so many reviews I read complain about this book being in verse. One, I think it works really well in verse, giving the words on the page more punch. And two, if you don't like books in verse (they aren't my favorite either) that's fine, but. If you knew going in that this was poetry, why are you now complaining that you had to read poetry? It's like the reviews of YA that say the book was "too teenager-y" which are actually useful for me because I'm looking for stuff to suggest to teenagers but also confuse me because, like, what else were you expecting when you picked up a book written for teens? ANYWAY that all has very little to do with this book, aside from the note that this is a good fit for your kids looking for a shorter but still nuanced story.

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