Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Muttermilch by Melissa Broder

326 reviews

maxattack's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense 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

3.25

This was honestly a really fun story, but I can’t say I particularly liked any of the characters. They’re all train wrecks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Vomit, Sexual content, Mental illness, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

Minor: Biphobia, Classism, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Violence

The main “love interest” is a mere fetishization of a “type” of human being

vicdasilva's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Body shaming

annietaber's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? Yes

3.0

I think I just don’t like funny books. It remains unclear if my occasional revulsion about the events unfolding in this book originate from genuine objection or from some mix of self loathing, but the fact remains that I just don’t think this book was for me: mothers and daughters (read: mommy issues) graphic (and I mean GRAPHIC and not even yummy sapphic) sexual content, and being Jewish (although the Rabbi character construct and the golem were perhaps the most compelling parts of the book). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Excrement, Abandonment, and Homophobia

changelingreader_adrian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Excrement and Lesbophobia

sweetsimplenothing's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Sexual content and Lesbophobia

Minor: Incest

jaclynlo's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

A great book for the queers who’ve got mommy issues & or disordered eating. So relatable, funny, and a beautiful love story. The characters felt real and so did the romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

zzfinch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Melissa Broder writes shame so well. This book explores queerness, inner child work, body dysmorphia, mother wound, and religious trauma beautifully and painfully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

beccamarier's review against another edition

reflective sad

• 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Body shaming

tpeacock9's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

derpycrow's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I have mixed feelings about this book. I think that Rachel's ED was resolved too quickly and way too easily. While I understand why the author did that, it just felt off to me. I liked the themes of motherhood and the relationships women have with themselves and other women but I just wanted a bit more character development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Homophobia