Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Las Virgenes Suicidas by Jeffrey Eugenides

39 reviews

sundaybookclub's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Addiction, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Medical content

mjones14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

This was a really interesting book. The prose mirrors the style of 'on earth we are briefly gorgeous' in being poeticly written. Unfortunately, it is a victim of its time with several outdated stereotypes, however I still enjoyed it overall

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Confinement

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Religious bigotry

irislovescats's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, and Child death

Minor: Eating disorder and Pedophilia

charlereads's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Suicide, Child death, Stalking, and Self harm

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Sexism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Cursing

Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Racial slurs, Ableism, Racism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Animal death, and Physical abuse

lilacfoxes's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Child death, Stalking, Sexual content, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Ableism and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia

applecatreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Body horror, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Vomit, Child abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

estewanii's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Grief, Child death, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexism, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Death, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Eating disorder

bloupibloupreads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Eating disorder

janabananaaaa's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Love Lux and everything she does, rest was too slow for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide