Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

La casa en el mar más azul. Edición especial: Edición especial con cantos tintados by TJ Klune, Carlos Abreu Fetter

351 reviews

chrisduhbird's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Religious bigotry

ladyames20203's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Pros: I loved the characters so much, they’re so dear, and this book is so heartwarming. 
Cons: It is slow and the plot is predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement

Minor: Hate crime, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Alcohol

ramakn22's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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 story touched every piece of my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Abandonment

un_savoury's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, Religious bigotry

Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent

merlioras's review against another edition

3.5

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A nice story with a warm feel to it. The message was at points quite heavy handed and more text than subtext. I didn't care for the fatphobia against the protagonist that was brought up unnecessarily again and again by both him and the narrative voice. 
I listened to the book. At first I had to get used  to the voice actor but having finished the book I think he's a good fit for the protagonist and also has distinct voices for the cast of characters. He did a good job. What sometimes threw me off was how he pronounced certain words. I don't know if that is some kind of accent but I never had heard them pronounced that way. It made it appear as if he has never encountered these words before and didn't bother to check the pronunciation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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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I loved the narrator! 
The story is very wholesome, reminds me of the secret society of irregular witches, maybe even better:) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Dysphoria

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia

Minor: Confinement

itsjoenna's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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: Complicated

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I am but paper. Brittle and thin.

i love it. i freaking love it.
throughout the book, i smiled, screamed, laughed, cried, and most importantly i felt warm. this book feels exactly like that, a warm hug.

the children are truly delightful, i especially have a soft spot for Lucy, he's just so fun and unhinged lol i love him so much!!! as for Arthur and Linus, they're... 🫠🫠🫠

“You make me feel like I’m burning up from the inside out.” "You are a fire, and they need to know how you burn." 

yup, i think just those 2 quotes alone can explain it all 🫠💗

honestly i was quite busy when i pick up this book, so finishing it took a long time, but i enjoyed it so much. i literally wish it to never end, i just want to keep reading 🥹
i highly recommend it, 5 stars worthy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia

mixmousereads's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Eating disorder, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder

mlwizenberg's review against another edition

2.5

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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A sweet and fun story, though its positive messages — however welcome! — were delivered with a very heavy hand. 

I was also disappointed with the book's espousal of diet culture and anti-fat bias. We're frequently reminded that Linus is "rotund," that he should lose weight, that his body is a problem, that he shouldn't eat ice cream, etc. It seems like a real blind spot for the author, especially given that the whole book is about affirming people for who they are…

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia