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sproinkly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol
xtritagonist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol
lilawsahar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder
Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Rape, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
blackcatkai's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
no. i get that it's supposed to be a satire overall and youre not meant to like the main character, but my biggest issue was how boring the entire novel is. and technically, it's only a satire in regards to the universe of food in real life, not the sexism or murder or sex or society as a whole or whatever. so maybe if it had JUST been about that, it would've been more successful for me. then the character of Dorothy would've read better with her vapid, self important, condescending, holier than thou bullshit. but not here, not when you throw in everything else.
pacing? all over the place, mainly slow. cannibalism and violence? well, its THERE, technically? but it takes forever to get to the gruesome bits and then theyre lackluster at best. this doesnt feel feminist or inclusive or a biting commentary on anything other than narcissists suck. there's also a ton of nuanced information presented in a non-nuanced way that feels like im reading an incomplete wikipedia page with no sources and missing key context. we get it, the author learned about a lot of things and wanted us to know about them, even if some info was left out, leading to what feels like misinformation, even in a fictional story.
this is more a book about gratuitous sex, fancy food, and trips to europe because its the best (except new york city, of course) than it is about cis-female empowerment, cannibalism, or violence. its repetitive use of simile, speaking down to the reader, and infodumps, left me disengaged, bored, and desperate for the end.
basically, this book was not for me, and im so glad its finally over. thank you.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Transphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
caylorquinn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Alcohol
hello_lovely13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia
peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Death of parent, and Classism
joshoonet's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
- As a non native english speaker, I had too google quite a few words
- Incredibly delicious, colourful and visceral descriptions
- The sex was - at times - a bit much for me, but it fit the theme very well and I got used to it
- Timeless vibes for some reason
- The protagonist (and writer of the story in form of a memoir) is deadly smart and she knows it well, hence some uncommon turns of phrase, some unusual words, some very pretty poetic writing
- Feels strangely detached from the happenings of the story, readers will know why. It works.
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, and Car accident
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
autumngk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol