Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

161 reviews

netthauser's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

Great POV and characters who are down to earth despite the weird happenings. The stakes were appropriate and the ending was satisfying with just enough left unresolved. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Racism and Injury/Injury detail

alienor's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Racism

swarm of insects

jaedia's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dokushoka's review

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Gore, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

cathuluu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

paronomaniac's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Gore

Minor: Death of parent

schnaucl's review

adventurous dark funny fast-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

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  It was wickedly funny and I just adore Sam and all her friends.  But especially Sam.  Sam forever!  She is smart and funny and takes no shit and has a fun niche job.  

There's some loving gentle teasing about southern social customs. 

There's also some creepy unsettling bits.

But mostly this book just made me really, really happy.

My only small complaint is that it seemed very obvious to me that Edith was trying to appease the spirit of her mother, who seemed like maybe she was a poltergeist.  But it makes sense to me that while I as a reader would immediately make that connection knowing I was reading a horror novel, Sam would think her mother's odd behavior might be a symptom of dementia.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

brewingespresso's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

This book! My heart! This story was incredible. This is my first T. Kingfisher read and I am so impressed. I absolutely adored the main character! She felt intensely familiar and I love how much I could relate to her. As I read through this book I could not get the phrase “hurt people, hurt, people.” Out of my head. It’s so prevalent in this and as a child from a southern family that has had her share of emotional and religious trauma I really felt connected to this story. The horror was intense and graphic and vile and I loved every second of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, and Death of parent

huntress's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Dementia

itsalina's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism

Minor: Body horror, Death, Racism, and Murder