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pandorapadfoot's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
Lovely that no one mentions the fatphobia in this book.
"The womanโs plump, greedy hands grab for the glass, jeweled rings glinting in the morning light that streams through the tall windows of Roseโs parlor. She takes no pains to appear ladylike. Two gulps and I know itโs gone. I think I even hear a muffled burp."
I'm so sick of people not having a better way of writing other than being absolute dickheads to fat people.
I do not believe that depicting something is the same as approving of something but this has nothing to do with showing the main character as evil or discriminatory. It is just describing a fat person as disgusting.
"The womanโs plump, greedy hands grab for the glass, jeweled rings glinting in the morning light that streams through the tall windows of Roseโs parlor. She takes no pains to appear ladylike. Two gulps and I know itโs gone. I think I even hear a muffled burp."
I'm so sick of people not having a better way of writing other than being absolute dickheads to fat people.
I do not believe that depicting something is the same as approving of something but this has nothing to do with showing the main character as evil or discriminatory. It is just describing a fat person as disgusting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
caseythereader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
๐ MALICE is a Sleeping Beauty retelling that folds in a complex magic system and high society world. I was drawn in immediately, needing to know more about how the Graces' powers worked and how in a matriarchy the women were still held back.
๐ I loved Alyce and Aurora's vibe together and how they encouraged each other to want more than their lot in life.
๐ Some stretches of the book are a bit exposition-heavy, but as I said, it is a pretty complex world. I would happily read more novels set in other corners of this story.
๐ One thing I did find jarring is that several men who are described as either bumbling or evil are also portrayed as fat, and in a clearly meant-to-be-gross way.
๐ I loved Alyce and Aurora's vibe together and how they encouraged each other to want more than their lot in life.
๐ Some stretches of the book are a bit exposition-heavy, but as I said, it is a pretty complex world. I would happily read more novels set in other corners of this story.
๐ One thing I did find jarring is that several men who are described as either bumbling or evil are also portrayed as fat, and in a clearly meant-to-be-gross way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Murder, Torture, and Violence
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