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haushinkuh's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
biancala's review
emotional
reflective
medium-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? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
ilarian's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Self harm
amaignolia's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
3.5
No he entendido el propósito del club ni del libro.
Siento que la autora intenta hacer un análisis de la realidad pero falla en el intento, el mundo que ella describe es pura ficción y me ha costado ver reflejada la realidad en ella. Aún así si que he visto algunos aciertos, como lo disfuncionales y difíciles que pueden ser las relaciones y como la protagonista a veces actúa de manera que sabe que está mal pero no ouede evitarlo
Siento que la autora intenta hacer un análisis de la realidad pero falla en el intento, el mundo que ella describe es pura ficción y me ha costado ver reflejada la realidad en ella. Aún así si que he visto algunos aciertos, como lo disfuncionales y difíciles que pueden ser las relaciones y como la protagonista a veces actúa de manera que sabe que está mal pero no ouede evitarlo
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
nitnatbug's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Self harm
booksandboardgames's review
hopeful
inspiring
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
st0bbit's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
i rly liked the overall exploration of women’s relationship with food and how it plays such a big role in how she then perceives her body. the whole idea of going against what’s expected of a woman, to be acutely aware of our portions, eat daintily, maintain a certain size etc, was quite fascinating so definitely there’s a bit of me living vicariously…. the idea of consciously taking up space and asserting yourself, through eating what you want and however much you wish to.
the hypocritical aspect of supper club was briefly critiqued in the middle but i wish more attention had been paid to it. i feel like i can’t exactly comprehend that right now but it’s just nagging at the back of my mind LOL
regardless, the portrayal of relationships and different friendships was also something i enjoyed reading. everything relating back to the food, the recipes (though some were loooong and kinda draggy) was also a nice full circle kind of moment going on, with regards to the exploration between food and the female body. there’s more thoughts i can’t really coherently express, but i feel like this book has q a few things to unpack if given enough time
reminded me of “my year of rest and relaxation” but not in a bad way, i preferred this… just that some elements were strongly reminiscent of that book, especially arnold and roberta’s relationship. in some ways i felt like this book could almost serve as a prequel for how MYORAR’s mc chooses to slip into her hibernation
the hypocritical aspect of supper club was briefly critiqued in the middle but i wish more attention had been paid to it. i feel like i can’t exactly comprehend that right now but it’s just nagging at the back of my mind LOL
regardless, the portrayal of relationships and different friendships was also something i enjoyed reading. everything relating back to the food, the recipes (though some were loooong and kinda draggy) was also a nice full circle kind of moment going on, with regards to the exploration between food and the female body. there’s more thoughts i can’t really coherently express, but i feel like this book has q a few things to unpack if given enough time
reminded me of “my year of rest and relaxation” but not in a bad way, i preferred this… just that some elements were strongly reminiscent of that book, especially arnold and roberta’s relationship. in some ways i felt like this book could almost serve as a prequel for how MYORAR’s mc chooses to slip into her hibernation
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
norahbrownlee's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Self harm
Moderate: Eating disorder
owenwilsonbaby's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
"I thought about how I was carrying only that weight, how I was responsible for no weight other than my own. All I had to carry through life was myself."
I mistakenly absorbed the information that this was a female cannibalism novel and was pleasantly surprised and intrigued when I realised it wasn't! There are a lot of different ideas here but for the most part I enjoyed it. The university strands were at times very moving and familiar. There was something less than cohesive about the novel as a whole but ultimately I did enjoy the character work and luscious descriptions of food preparation.
I mistakenly absorbed the information that this was a female cannibalism novel and was pleasantly surprised and intrigued when I realised it wasn't! There are a lot of different ideas here but for the most part I enjoyed it. The university strands were at times very moving and familiar. There was something less than cohesive about the novel as a whole but ultimately I did enjoy the character work and luscious descriptions of food preparation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, and Toxic friendship