Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

71 reviews

felicityj's review against another edition

3.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very romanticised (and unrealistic) portrayal of mental illness and addiction 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder

1414's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Self harm, Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship

mayaxaska's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny reflective medium-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

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This book feels like what a Sunday brunch feels like. Hand drawn table cloth with tulip, carnation flowers arrangements and an eclectic range of vases. It looks like an idiosyncratic pottery piece with polka dots. Except there’s a knife cutting through it. 
A brilliant and tasteful novel that was packed with relatable situations/qualities to a 21st century woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm

Moderate: Eating disorder

desireewoodwhite's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Sexism, Death of parent

auteaandtales's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Racism

tilly0498's review against another edition

1.25

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Classism

hschaapkens's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Classism

Minor: Cultural appropriation

alexandrangoss's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder

maartabarrales's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual assault

peachyprarthna's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this is the book of 2022. i loved it. devoured it in two days, and i'm already rereading it. i absolutely love Cleo, every time a character describes her, it's like hearing about a long lost friend. Frank is such a lovely man, even with parts that were difficult to deal with, he has been the most consistent and considerate character throughout -- which is saying something since he works in advertising where everyone is pretty fake. Eleanor was such a complex character. Her chapters were so interesting, I love that we can never tell what her next move will be. Zoe is my perfect angel. I didn't particularly enjoy Quentin, Anders, or the characters adjacent to them like Alex, or Anders' son; but I still appreciate knowing them. Santiago is especially precious to me, I wish we spent more time with him. Every character is so deeply flawed, and the book carries a tone of melancholy through out. I love, cherish, adore this novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism