Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Muttermilch by Melissa Broder

318 reviews

ottercorg's review against another edition

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

4.0

A tale that is all at once heartbreaking, frustrating, and so very steamy. 

I spent the whole book clinging to the development of Miriam and Rachel, begging for Rachel to heal, and craving frozen yogurt. I love the insight into Rachel's thoughts, the way Broder writes. The detail that makes it easy to imagine every moment, which is something I usually struggle with.

A story that truly exemplifies the notion that some people are not meant to be in our lives forever, and we are still able to - and should be - grateful for what they provide while they are here. The lessons they teach, the memories they create, and the person they shape us to be.
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fionag's review against another edition

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

2.0

I really didn’t have a strong reaction to this book, and for me that’s quite telling. The super short chapters are probably the main thing that kept me reading, and the book felt oddly paced and the ending was really rushed. Some of the scenes/ imagery felt like Broder was just trying to be weird for the sake of it, and served no real purpose. I didn’t like the main character and I felt she didn’t have much of a personality apart from wanting to be liked. This book will probably be very triggering if you have issues with food, and I do applaud her nuances discussions of sexuality, self image and eating. Some of the writing just felt too ‘gen z’ (someone is described as looking like the embarrassed emoji??). Within a book where one of the central themes is Judaism, I’m glad Broder discussed the genocide against the Palestinian people. Though I don’t feel like it was done justice to and felt like a plot point more than anything. I’ll definitely read Broder’s other works but this one unfortunately wasn’t for me
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hannahbanana0909's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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pipo's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

This book was so •for me•, I felt it had the exact same reflections and pattern recognitions as I do. 
It is not a book for most people, in fact, I’d expect most people to find it gross, meaningless, cringe (?). But oh did I enjoy being so seen by a woman I’ll never know. 
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ellascube's review against another edition

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

1.0

Not my type of book, I don’t really understand the point of it. I listened to the audiobook that the author reads, and I don’t think she was a very good reader so that made it worse. 
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0leander's review against another edition

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4.0

Don't go in blind like I did, take a good look at the warnings and know that they are there for a reason. 

The beginning of the book felt, at times, like reading an early 2010s Tumblr user's ed blog, calorie diary and all. This is of course only the starting point for some... interesting developments... but it's pretty intense nevertheless. Once you get through that, you're in for the WLW romance, mommy issues, and an interesting perspective on navigating queerness and politics from within an Orthodox Jewish family environment. 

Physically I was on a train while listening, but emotionally I was on a rollercoaster. 
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uniquekorne's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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sammerp219's review against another edition

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challenging reflective fast-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? No

4.75

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newobhannah's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective 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

4.0

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atv14's review against another edition

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

0.25

It feels like fetishization. The MC has an eating disorder and “falls in love” with a fat woman, who is the exact person the mc does not want to be herself. Odd book.
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