Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

39 reviews

myshellletts's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Simple story, quick read. Read in one sitting— took about an hour. Fast paced for me because it was a graphic novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Death of parent

rheawhea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

"My version of being good is being good to myself."

Tears flowing down my face, I screenshotted this page in the book because I felt seen and Val's relationship with her mother felt redemptive even if it's not perfect.

Victoria Ying, I am a fan. Thank you for writing and illustrating such an important story and featuring an eating disorder from an Asian American perspective. I loved this so much, thank you. Would recommend to every female and Asian American but please read trigger warnings beforehand!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

auraylee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent

bunix's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.0

This graphic novel was much different from what I expected. I got rather emotional in the end as I somewhat relate to her story. The novel was a book that showed me that sometimes the flaws of parents aren’t intentional and that sometimes it can just be their form of showing us love. Even through all of this I really enjoyed the story and like how they made the story about her without using romance/crush to be a big part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent

cinderellasbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Grief

summyrenea's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

This is a beautiful graphic novel about complicated relationships with food and mothers with daughters. I can’t wait to add it to my library. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Vomit, and Death of parent

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

 Hungry Ghosts is a short but impactful graphic novel in which Valerie has to cope with her father’s death and her mother’s body shaming and fat phobia. This is informed by the author’s own experiences with disordered eating . I appreciated the hopeful ending made possible by Valerie seeking professional help. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

This was such an important story. It follows a girl struggling with an eating disorder and dealing with generational trauma and body shaming, it shows the emotions she goes through during the eating disorder and other issues she faces. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying

Her father is killed in a plane crash, and while the details aren’t graphic, it hints that the damage was bad, and shows the crashed plane

taylormadespines's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

sisters26's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Vomit, and Death of parent