Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

3 reviews

xiaogui's review against another edition

2.0

challenging reflective slow-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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I personally didn’t like the Plot. I didn’t like how the process was slow, there wasn’t much developement at all (aside from MC growing up) and the Ending was very open without any strings resolved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Abandonment

radfordmanor's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Toxic friendship

bencaroline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Death of parent

The addiction I perceive in this book is so nontraditional, even magical, that I didn't give it more than a "minor" designation, but to me, the theme of addiction is pervasive. The disordered eating in this book is similarly magical, but because the book is centered around food and eating and the protagonist's struggle with these things, I marked it as 'graphic.'