Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

17 reviews

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book has everything! It's magical, weaving, and full of grief and yearning. It's gay, sexy, and deeply invested in sisterhood and family. This book is healing. 10/10 recommend 💫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Outing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, and Racism

axel_p's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

OMG, I absolutely loved this book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Drug use, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, Infertility, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Homophobia, Death, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Addiction, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Racism, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Islamophobia, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

ce_read's review against another edition

I wasn't connecting with the characters like I wanted to. Maybe if I was reading instead of listening to the book it would have hit different, but 1/3 of the way in and there has been almost no plot. So more of a slow, episodic, picture painting kind of story than a plot driven one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Outing, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Vomit, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Child death, Dysphoria, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death

tina94's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Gun violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Addiction, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide and Body shaming

jayisreading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was a stunning story following three women—a mother (Kambirinachi) and her twin daughters (Kehinde and Taiye)—and the complex grief and trauma  they each carried. The story switches between past and present, between locations, with everything coming together in Lagos, the three of them reunited years later and having to confront the traumatic event that broke them apart.

This book is a deep dive into family relationships—particularly between the sisters—but it is also a beautiful reflection on motherhood, platonic and romantic love (particularly queer love), and reconciliation. Ekwuyasi crafted her characters beautifully and poignantly, giving the reader time to pause and reflect with them on these themes. Significantly, another running theme in this book is the power of food. Cooking and eating become intimate moments of introspection and conversation that peel the layers of each character and lay them bare. It really emphasizes how food is more than just food; it's a moment to commune and share a moment that becomes engraved as memory.

Ekwuyasi is an incredible writer, on top of that. Her lyrical prose will draw you in, and her food descriptions in particular will leave you hungry. Seriously, try not to read this book on an empty stomach.

This book isn’t a lighthearted read by any means. There are a lot of dark moments that may be triggering (e.g., rape, miscarriage, suicide, etc.) that come up, but I felt they were handled with sensitivity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Animal death, and Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming

peachani's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Murder, Outing, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug use, Dysphoria, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Dementia, Biphobia, Bullying, Vomit, Blood, Infertility, and Ableism

lizzie24601's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This was such a beautiful read. The author crafted these characters and their relationships so beautifully. The only thing keeping me from 5 stars is that I felt the narrative was slightly skewed toward focusing on Taiye, and although her story was really interesting, I would've liked some more details about Kambirinachi's adult life and Kehinde's young adulthood.

As such, Kambirinachi's ending felt so sudden. She JUST reconciled with her daughters and IMMEDIATELY wants to die??? Huh???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, and Rape

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, Murder, Outing, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

laratboulos's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infertility

books4bee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Vomit, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment, Homophobia, Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Blood, Colonisation, Drug use, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

suzyreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt and Body shaming