Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

6 reviews

onewoman_bookclub's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Body shaming

Minor: Alcoholism

mlewis's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Dementia, Sexism, Xenophobia, Slavery, and Sexual content

Minor: War

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Classism, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, Fatphobia, and Body horror

cwooley0324's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Minor: Homophobia

beemer527's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Car accident

cp_frey's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

 So, when I bought this book I was really hoping I would be intellectual enough to find it just downright humorous and then I would feel like a true scholar. Perhaps, I am NOT intellectual enough... or, just maybe, it's not that funny.

Aside from the constant usage of derogatory terms for POC and people who are LGBT+, I did not think it was funny, in the least bit, how Ignatius used "abortion" where one would use "abomination". Perhaps if it was only once I could let it go, but once every few pages was a bit overkill. I also didn't find it funny that he would constantly yell that the woman, who he was in disagreement with, "deserved to be raped". 

All the characters were just too much, and that is why it had so much potential to be a real comedic piece of classic literature. But this one does not stand the test of time. A product of its time is not synonymous with a piece that holds up to the test of time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death and Slavery