Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

44 reviews

cle1862's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Liked how real the characters felt but i didn't like them very much. Felt a little pretentious at times but maybe that was the point. Maybe would have felt better if the protagonist didn't seem to have so many similarities to the author in physical description and career trajectory. I did enjoy the writing though. Spin-off about Zoe would be cool. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Blood, Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

dilarasnr's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Transphobia, Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia

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

josxphinchen's review against another edition

2.75

challenging reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

pabi's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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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Witty and just absolutely brilliant. A lovely story capturing the human experience, the inevitable heartbreaks that lead to the endless love you are also bound to recieve and show to yourself and finding solace in the knowledge that "wherever you are going,it is waiting for you" . 

 Coco mellors may you live an exceptionally good life because you've made mine better with this masterpiece. 

Ps. Can't wait for the tv series adaptation I'm screamingggg it's going to be so good
 (If not there's always the book hehehe)
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent

goldseamedglass's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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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This was like reliving my 20s in a way. I felt so ambivalent about every character the same way I felt about my own close friends during that time. That impressed me but what really astounded me was how realistic the conversations and especially the arguments were. How the disagreement comes in waves. How a lull would, in most books, be the moment when the characters turn it around and make amends, but in real life, and in this book, instead turn into a hint at something unresolved that simply sends tensions soaring again. Superbly well written! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Transphobia, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting

kellyung's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

calais_'s review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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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I thought this book was good but just CANNOT do age differences 😫 this man was 20 years her senior! Leonardo DiCarpiroass can leave.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship