Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Tampa by Alissa Nutting

9 reviews

majca's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

It feels wrong to say it here, but this was a disappointment. What I was expecting was a disturbing story of a twisted, complicated mind and a nuanced examination of pedophilia explored through the perspective of a woman and society's view on it. 

What I got was some nasty descriptive imagery that bordered on ridiculous. Once the novelty of that wore off a shocking amount of boredom followed. Cause the main character is entirely one dimensional, having a single minded purpose of foking teen boys. That doesn't make for a very compelling read at all if the book has nothing else going on. Cause the side characters as well failed to elicit an emotional response in me, and the language too was unremarkable. 

There were hints there that could have made for a compelling social commentary, but those weren't explored beyond a few brief sentences. 

You are foul to me and I just wallpapered my cervix with the name of a teenage boy.

Okay, I guess...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, and Drug abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

amswimmy's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

3.0

fucked !!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Blood

directorpurry's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Fatphobia, Death, and Death of parent

ally_alert's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia

nota_candycaine's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Drug use, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

skinnerbx's review

challenging funny sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Grief

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Grief, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Child death, Alcoholism, Murder, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Fatphobia, Cursing, Body shaming, and Alcohol

eileenmccoy's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

A truly messed up book that has a lot to say about our society and how our legal system just

continues to let people like this walk free.

 
While I wouldn’t recommend this book to anybody, I would say that it’s an important and necessary book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

kaylagetsread's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

In transgressive fiction it’s the author’s job to make you really <I>really</I> uncomfortable—to face an ugly reality either within the confines of societal norms or yourself. At its best, this refusal to look away can even effect change. Basically, saying that a work of transgressive literature made the reader uncomfortable, like that’s a negative thing in itself, is sort of like being appalled that the sky is blue. So I’m going to bypass all the ways this book made me want to vom. (And did it ever. Props to the author for that!)

What’s there to talk about here then? Well first and foremost, how youth and attractiveness skews societal perceptions of people, especially women. How beauty can therefore be used and abused with very few repercussions, and in many cases, these people are glorified for their transgressions. Also, this very real culture where female sexual predators are often overlooked and/or treated more delicately.

Lots of literary references and satire in here too, which I loved. I wanted more closure for

Jack

in the end, especially

when it came to his dad. I guess I figure if he was willing to spill the beans about their affair, he might have also mentioned how she stopped him from getting him help

. All in all a quick read that’ll leave you thinking (and cringing) for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Fatphobia