Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

161 reviews

snickies's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Only T Kingfisher would write a book because she has a vendetta against roses.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia and Racism

emready's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

turn_around_sammy's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

wasn’t expecting this book to be as funny as it was. Very relatable narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Cannibalism

crumpledpapersheep's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gore and Violence

cloudreader2948's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A coming home horror novel. Light on the horror. I enjoy a lot of T Kingfisher stories as there's enough suspense and horror without it keeping me up at night, like Diet Horror. It was also refreshing to have a fat protagonist who had good self-esteem. Their weight was mentioned when appropriate to the story but not once did they wish they were smaller or talk about their weight as if it was a bad thing. Loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Dementia

ribbenkast's review

emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Hold out for the ending! It's good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

nouveaudragon's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

A classic haunted house horror book featuring a plus sized MC, which is always refreshing. Very vivid, would make for a great visual adaptation.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

witcheep's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Horror usually isn't my thing, but liking T. Kingfisher's fantasy books, I decided to give this one a go. I'm glad I did!

Kingfisher is great with writing multidimensional characters with flaws of their own and their interpersonal relationships. That is what shines bright in this book as well. I enjoyed reading about the difficult relationships between the different generations of the same family, and their own ways to deal with mysteries and difficulties. The neighbors offer a good place to compare with the main character's life. A House with Good Bones ponders over some hard themes, such as loss of a family member and grief, doubting one's self-worth and emotionally abusive family relationships. The book, however, offers more hopeful outlooks on the same issues in the form of caring for one's community, forming new friendships and finding new insight into oneself.

The horror elements get increasiongly more creepy, from a slight feeling of something being off up to creeping uneasiness,

supernatural affairs, and slight body horror

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"You're a scientist," said Gail, watching me. "I realize that makes this hard for you. I'm telling you, what's happening isn't something you're going to be able to put under a microscope. I'm hoping it'll go away on it's own."
      "Does anything ever go away on it's own?" I asked.
      "More often than you think. In this case I truly can't be sure. I don't know everything.
     "I'm starting to be sure I don't know anything", I muttered.
     She smiles. "That's a good place to start."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

wildflowerleahg's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Racism