Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Worry by Alexandra Tanner

5 reviews

daggotry's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Religious bigotry

liblibby's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Ordinarily I don't enjoy books in the "depressed twenty-something woman who lives in NYC" genre but I rather enjoyed this one. Maybe because it's about sisters and I have such a complex non-relationship with my sister that a story about sisters who love each other--even if they hate each other, was what my soul needed. But also, this story stayed on the humorous side of realistic. It didn't get too depressing but it still felt very honest.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

riverestyx's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Body shaming

Moderate: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion, Antisemitism, Addiction, Medical content, and Racial slurs

mmccombs's review

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

The statement “I think you guys might be thinking about yourselves too much” in book form. Chronically online, full of mind-numbing Instagram conspiracy theories, endless consumption and misery and nihilism. But I swear it’s also funny! I thought the writing and character work here was very well done. It’s difficult to capture the intense kind of love that is also deeply toxic and often hateful that can exist between sisters (and mothers), knowing that these characters are acting this way out of deep love and even deeper insecurity. I do think the ending was a bit strange and out of nowhere, it kept up the themes of this book but otherwise didn’t feel like it fit, being as quick and jarring as it was. If you are a fan of messy 20-something coming of age stories, I’d say this is another solid installment, though I can’t say it’s the strongest of the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Antisemitism, and Transphobia

bookishbabe93's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Mental illness, Blood, and Antisemitism