Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Truth About Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell

5 reviews

kimplaints_nyc's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Not a thriller, but not bad. A simple but entertaining story. My only issue was when we meet elderly Aunt Suzy the writers fatphobia comes out in full force. This is a pretty short visit, but Jewell finds many creative ways to say this women is fat and gross. Then has a character say out loud that she is fat and gross. Seemed out of place, and rude. It was super off putting and kind of took me out of the book for a while.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

katiepuhr's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Child death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Suicide, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

rachelcoconut's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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: Fatphobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Child death, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

eevacasey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide, Abandonment, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Dementia

sarahsd's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia