Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Le Dieu des Bois by Liz Moore

130 reviews

eabrockman's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Classism

lyssylyssy's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious slow-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Vomit, Dementia, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

emygrl99's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Dementia, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail

nicolestegall's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

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Wow. Ok. I get it now. The hype was warranted. 🩷

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Death of parent

jayne17's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, Murder

lexcellent's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

forestmoonmage's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

kind_taylor's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Blood, Lesbophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting

ejjira's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship

belisedavis's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I’m always down for multiple pov’s & a nonlinear timeline and Liz used both so well to let the mysteries (both past & present) unfold in a way that was intriguing & not just easy to understand but also exciting to read!  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse