Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Le Dieu des Bois by Liz Moore

130 reviews

kaliecameron's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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It's supposed to be a thriller maybe? A who done it read. But I lacked the intensity of suspense. It was more a slow roll of, oh no, moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

maestro_cerrotorcido's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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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This is not the type of thing I would normally read, but I am glad I did. At some point in the book, I was kind of getting tired of all the time changes and it didn't feel like the story was progressing, but once I got to about 70%, I couldn't put the book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol

krandelzhofer's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not sure necessarily why it says it's set in the 1960s and 1970s-maybe to set the stage for gender roles and available technology. It was a compelling read, but I wasn't blown away by it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

reagan0755's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

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I thought this was a really well written story -  I could see readers who loved Where the Crawdads Sing really enjoying this one for some reason I can’t quite place. I really did enjoy the story line although I wasn’t attached to any character. I am a known hater of multiple POVs and fair warning if you are similar: there is a LOT of POV and timeline jumping in this one. But the author is clearly talented and I appreciate when an author can make/help me visual the moments I’m reading 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization

audgiereads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A good mystery spanning decades and following multiple perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

happyunicorn7's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Dementia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

ashrad's review against another edition

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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I liked it and would recommend. The end went off the rails a little bit, but not enough for me to be mad about it. Definitely some parts where you might need to suspend disbelief. I enjoyed it while I was reading it, but I don't know if this is a book that the details will stick with me if someone were to ask me questions about it. I listened to the audiobook for the first 75% and once I got my hands on a physical copy, it made the story a bit easier to follow since there were so many timelines and character perspectives that switched throughout the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

xandiecat's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark mysterious 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

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Decent book, but it does get unnecessarily overwhelming with the amount of characters, perspective shifts, and time shifts, which muddles the story. Otherwise, a good read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

kbone's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Not normally into mysteries but I really liked this one, although it was in a way quite sad. Told from many different perspectives, maybe one too many haha. The author did a good job of jumping time constantly while still keeping us in the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism