Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

23 reviews

arayo's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Rape, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Vomit, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Racism, Gore, and Bullying

Minor: Cannibalism, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

mlewis's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Body horror, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Classism, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Drug use, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Bullying, Alcohol, Miscarriage, and Vomit

jaymebeetus's review

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Medical trauma, Classism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Body horror, Trafficking, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Car accident, Cannibalism, and Dysphoria

growplantsreadbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

A brutal critique of the uber-wealthy's disturbing quest for eternal youth told by the people they have cultivated to step on along the way. The author deftly creates a thoroughly researched near-future that peels away the layers of the beauty industry. This book covers so much (prodigy culture, grooming, SA, bullying, Beauty & esthetics, sex trafficking, racism, body modification, scientific ethics, wealth & class, and, and, and...), but somehow it never felt ham-fisted. 
The writing is equally gorgeous and gross. The plot is fast paced and though the climax felt somewhat inevitable, the ending stayed true to the core message and I thought it was beautiful. 
I will think of this every time I take a supplement or try a new skin care product...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Sexual assault, Medical content, Vomit, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

clara_mai's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Grief, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Bullying, and Classism

probablynisa's review against another edition

dark

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

3.0

Started off strong then got really weird, like could’ve been maybe a little more poignant if the point wasn’t SO in your face. I’m also not the biggest Sci-Fi fan so that is more than likely what’s influencing me but it felt so unrealistic at the end that I feel like it took away from the point by trying to make it so clear . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Infertility, Medical content, Body horror, Misogyny, Rape, Trafficking, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

ukponge's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Bullying

Minor: Racism

mosshaunt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual assault, Body horror, Sexual violence, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent and Cannibalism

Minor: Car accident

othersociologist's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: War and Bullying

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

The most insidiously disturbing book I've read to date. Good writing and themes of class, consumerism, immigration, sexual exploitation and beauty standards for women. Characters were sympathetic but passive and not very likeable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Medical trauma, Rape, Body horror, Classism, Stalking, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Medical content, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Drug use, and Eating disorder

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Murder, Racism, and Vomit