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booksandbabble's review
- 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
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Bullying, and Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
kirstenf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Fatphobia, Grief, Bullying, and Body shaming
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Racism
molly_appleby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Death of parent
psliz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Fatphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death of parent
cowmingo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Death of parent
justsmileandnod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Fatphobia
chines's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Fatphobia
mxbluet18's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
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One of the biggest morals (I guess that's the right word for it), of this whole story is that no matter what anyone says, your opinion of yourself is what matters. You have to believe in you, and damn everyone else. Because if you don't believe in yourself, and everyone else doesn't believe in you, then what have you actually got.
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I know that the point of this book, aside from the message of 'believe in yourself' is that it's a love story, but honestly, for me, that was the least interesting thing. When I read things, regardless of the type of representation, whether that's religious, racial, sexuality and/or gender, often I'm looking for something where those things are just a feature in the story, and not the front and centre focus. But for this book, the fact that the main character describes herself (and is described by others) as being fat, is the main point, and I feel like for the story this book is telling, that's important, and necessary.
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This book has been sitting on my TBR list for quite a while now, and I'm so glad to finally got round to reading it, because personally, I think the message of it is really important, and it's something everyone should learn and hold onto.
Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders
annahamburger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Ableism, Body shaming, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
library_of_al's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Fatphobia