Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

6 reviews

good_names_dont_exist's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Child abuse

gurnoor's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

It was a cute read and I loved the writing and the character personalities, But I didn’t like the implausible and infuriating ending, the Asian stereotype, dell could have been redeemed more in the book, and sometimes I loved how smart Willow is but other times it left unsure about her character because she acts like a robot.Overall I recommend reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

atamano's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying and Body shaming

libraryfrog's review

2.25

I gave it an extra .25 because I enjoyed the writing style. However, it gets my traditional this book is incredibly insensitive and potentially harmful rating of 2 base stars. I started to realize it around when “Indian princess” was used with just zero acknowledgement of what that means and how harmful it is. And then it was like oh, yeah, there’s a lot of that happening. Body shaming, cultural appropriation and stereotyping, a weird approach to having what seems to obviously be an autistic character, etc. also D is creepy af. So yeah.. just so much old white lady trying to be relevant without doing the work stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Ableism, and Cultural appropriation

sassyshark's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Body shaming

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

booksandboba's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.0

First read this book as a young kid when it first came out, and reading it all these years later it still was an enjoyable read. Characters you fall in love with and a story that makes you appreciate the people around you and life in general. Who would have guessed that a children’s book would be the right thing I needed to get me out of my current bout of depression? In regards to children’s literature I’d say it’s one of the best I’ve read. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts