Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

3 reviews

justagir1's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

saskiahill's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, 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.'