Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Le Dieu des Bois by Liz Moore

130 reviews

mariposa517's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Excrement, Vomit

euricareads's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was great end-of-summer vibes. Also, as someone who worked at a summer camp for many years, I was absorbed into the setting immediately and could relate to some of the characters without trying very hard. I WILL SAY I think this book was about 150 pages too long. There are potentially too many POVs and the timeline jumps are honestly nauseating sometimes. I understand why those choices were made, but I wish they were more concisely executed. The ending also was a little bit of a let down, and by that I mean, ONE of the endings was a bit of a letdown. There are many endings that happen way too quickly. I really enjoyed the premise and a lot of the writing, but there were simply too many bows to tie off at the end when you're already a bit fatigued. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

teatunesandtales's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Dementia

amalauna's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail

blacksphinx's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is a strange novel. It's definitely not a thriller and is walking on a tight rope between mystery and litfit, occasionally leaning more towards one side than the other. As a dual mystery, it's fine. As litfit it's really preoccupied with sexism and the way women's roles changed from the 60's to the 70's, with some musing about if people needed to suffer hardship in order to reach their true potential. I didn't feel like the last chapter was necessary, personally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Dementia

black_cat_iiix's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy

kimveach's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved this historical mystery.  It's always odd to think of the 1960s and 1970s as historical, as I lived during those years.  The camp setting reminded me of my time at camp, even though I only ever went for a week at a time.    This story has everything I want in a good mystery.  There are characters to love and hate, a great setting, and a division of class between the working people and the wealthy who visit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

libbyslibrary's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a great summer thriller! I definitely recommend the audiobook, the narrator is one of my favorites!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting, Classism

celery's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

m_a_j's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Infidelity, Blood