Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

161 reviews

contemptment's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A great introduction to Kingfisher’s books. Funny, spooky, creative and a likeable main character (although her denial and stubbornness does get a little bit frustrating sometimes). It’s pretty slow paced but when stuff starts happening, it starts happening BIG TIME. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Fatphobia

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Gore

starglitters's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A pretty enjoyable read. Not so scary, in my opinion, and the plot does take you to an unexpected place. The characters are lovely, though, and I really enjoy the MC’s narration style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Fatphobia

Moderate: Racism

deadevergreen's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoy the humor and voice that Kingfisher gives her protagonists. Some of the horror aspects of this particular story struck a squeamish nerve for me, but I still really enjoyed it overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, and Cannibalism

jillaay_h's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

rorikae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

'A House With Good Bones' by T. Kingfisher is a creepy horror about familial expectations. 
When Sam comes to stay with her mother in her grandmother's old house, she senses something is off. Her mother is a kind woman but suddenly she is starting to mimic Sam's grandmother, an overbearing woman with high expectations for her family. As more and more strange things start to happen around the house, Sam suspects that something more is going on. 
Kingfisher does a great job of creating a creeping sense of unease that slowly permeates the story. We quickly come to understand Sam as a person as well as her mother and her grandmother. It's clear that their relationship with the grandmother was fraught and that same energy is returning to the house. The unease continues to increase throughout the book until we reach some more startlingly revelations. Ultimately, I think Kingfisher does a great job of exploring familial expectations and trauma through a horror lens but without getting too gory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Fatphobia

Moderate: Body horror and Racism

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

layflock's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Now i wanna get a vulture tattoo 🤪

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Blood

Minor: Racism

yappuccino's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A fun, creepy read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Bugs, teeth

mjverrall's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Racism

peytont12's review

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Blood

magikorbert's review

dark funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

altogether good and quite sweet actually; but i'll be honest this kinda dragged for me. not even a slow burn really, mostly just nothing and then EVERYTHING BAM. newfound love for vultures activated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Murder