Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

397 reviews

jacob_dion's review

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, and Violence

nothoughts_mt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

I would highly listen to the audiobook version of this! The narration done by "Emily Woo Zeller" is PHENOMENAL!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Eating disorder

Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual assault

Moderate Anorexia, Food disorder mentions:

I do not remember the exact chapter, but near the end there is a GRAPHIC scene where one character is confined to a bed due to her eating disorder. And within that there is a mention of intestinal parasites

kellygracejackson's review

dark emotional medium-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? N/A

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Body horror, Eating disorder, Excrement, Sexual assault, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Violence, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

m1923's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Rape

ibbybug's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

I loved this book, and the ending did honestly bring me to tears from sweetness. It was a really nice friendship story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Animal death

Moderate: Rape

kaitrenwick's review

dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicide and Rape

bugspillow's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Blood, Eating disorder, Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Kidnapping

knels813's review

adventurous dark funny sad fast-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? It's complicated

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

jessicalarson125's review

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Drug use, and Sexual violence

rainbownp's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense 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

4.25

**excuse the scatter brain review. I'm on my phone and multi tasking but wanted to write something before I forgot. I'll try to remember to do it from my computer next time.

**This was a book I bought based on recommendation from a bookstore employee and I'm not disappointed. 

This falls into the horror genre but I love how the author took the time to develope the main character of the book and show what new friendship looks like.  The horror part is supernatural but not "watch out for the thing under your bed" after you're done scary.  It is still interesting and is based off the obsession and rumors around satanism in the 80s. 

That being said, this book is based in North Carolina in the 80s in a wealthy area and has some of the discomforts to go along with it. They aren't a huge part of the story but passing mentions. 

You'll also hear a lot about the music, hobbies, etc.  It's very authentic to the time and he really spent the time making the building of the friendship between the two main characters silly and fun, as it happens in real life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Eating disorder

Minor: Racism