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kry_yang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Rape and Homophobia
clem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
nemaria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Sexual content
kirbybeaton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
baexlee's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Strangely there was a moment where I felt very exposed by the author, I go into more details in the spoilers but let's just say I am more familiar with some of the date locations and got to vicariously live some of my own fantasies. The second half of this book felt like I was reading something else, the pace picked up dramatically and I began to invest in the romantic interests and their relationships with Bea. My thoughts on the ending are in the spoilers.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
Minor: Toxic relationship and Abortion
kelseyland's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Bullying
Moderate: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Cursing
Minor: Rape
captainsharmie's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying
Moderate: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Minor: Eating disorder and Rape
the main character is a fat woman on tv/the internet. think of all the stuff people say on the internet to women. think of all the stuff people say to fat people. that's in the book, in a steady but mild form. i only had to skip a few sections, but not all characters treat our hero like a person. none of these warnings took away from the story for me - i would say it was 90% needed for the story.jbellomy's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Grief
samchase112's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Body shaming
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Toxic relationship and Sexual assault
ajparmentier's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
With such a large cast of bachelors, some amount of short-handing was bound to happen. I did find myself able to get invested in Bea's relationships with the bachelors that were around for longer, but it did feel like the men of color didn't have much of a cultural identity. I'm not a part of those groups so take that analysis with a grain of salt. As to other representation I can speak for,
I thought this was pretty good fat rep. This is not the story of a woman fully confident at the beginning, but I felt the book made a good choice in focusing on how Bea felt insecure, rather than describing how Bea felt physically about her body. So many stories dwell on the protagonist thinking about all her "rolls of fat." Bea did feel uncomfortable sometimes, but there was less of the self hatred if you know what I mean. Also, Bea is a fashion blogger and she got to wear so many beautiful outfits that made her feel beautiful and powerful! If you want a story about a fat girl who is fully confident from the beginning with all sorts of boys being her prince charming, however, this isn't that kind of story. And it's not really escapist. It has a
But yeah it was a really cathartic and engaging read. I got to indulge in a story intimately familiar with reality dating shows and internet fandom about them, while also not having to watch any of those shows (because they make me super anxious and I can't deal with the artifice). Juicy juicy drama, even though parts of the book were super hard to read.
Graphic: Fatphobia and Bullying
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual content