Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

31 reviews

thehonestpuck's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Fatphobia and Murder

padlecat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

Unnecessary fatphobia just before the end of the book which is a shame given how great the rest of the story is.

astridrv's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

Read it in one sitting, what a blast! A soft, sad, magical little tale. I adored the mystery of the first half and felt the ending was a bit heavy on explanations. It made sense for the naïve voice of the narrator, but also underestimated the reader a little bit. I would have liked the masterful mystery of the first third to envelop the entire book. Nonetheless, I was somewhere else, and very touched.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Death, and Homophobia

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Murder

nyoom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

deerclara's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Kidnapping

Minor: Fatphobia

iviarelle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed this, and I have a feeling it's gonna stick with me a long while.

This book does an incredible job making the fantastical seem mundane. The House is simply Piranesi's home, his World, his entire existence... of course it's mundane to him. It's a really neat contrasting effect against just how magical and unreal the House would be to us.

And that's not even touching the mysteries and conflicts at the heart of the story. Piranesi has to discover the truth of the House, and why he's here and remembers nothing but the House, no matter how much he wants to avoid it. The mystery was gripping, and while I felt I had a decent grasp of it well before the halfway mark, the journey to the end was still very enjoyable, if you can say that for such a dark series of events.

Also, the very last pages, wherein

the Mark Rose Sorensen that is also Piranesi and the original Mark Rose Sorensen, discovers that the statues exist in the "other world" as real, living people

is fantastic. A perfect capstone, although I could've done without the weirdly shoehorned in fatphobia as he reflects on his journey, so watch out for that. It's so blatant, and right there at the end where it'll be noticed and remembered so well, that I can't help but remove part of a star for it. It really removes the shine from an otherwise incredible read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

mhouse415's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

mdemanatee's review against another edition

4.0

Imaginative and intelligent. Great for fans of The Bone Clocks/Slade House. I will add a warning for a brief moment at the end that had some fat shaming. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

Fat shaming reference is not extensive and toward the end.

oatcappuccino's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Excrement, Fatphobia, and Vomit