What the community thinks
summary of 404 ratings (see reviews)
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Rape (10 reviewers), Self harm (7 reviewers), Eating disorder (6 reviewers), Sexual assault (6 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Sexual violence (3 reviewers), Body shaming (2 reviewers), Vomit (2 reviewers), Addiction (1 reviewer), Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), and Toxic relationship (1 reviewer)Moderate
Rape (5 reviewers), Eating disorder (4 reviewers), Self harm (4 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Drug abuse (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), and Sexual violence (1 reviewer)Minor
Fatphobia (2 reviewers), Rape (2 reviewers), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), and Vomit (1 reviewer)Moods
emotional 61%
reflective 38%
funny 37%
sad 27%
challenging 20%
inspiring 20%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 12%
tense 11%
mysterious 5%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 19%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Average rating
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Roberta spends her life trying not to take up space. At almost thirty, she is adrift and alienated from life. Stuck in a mindless job and reluctant to pursue her passion for food, she suppresses her appetite and recedes to the corners of rooms. But when she meets Stevie, a spirited and effervescent artist, their intense friendship sparks a change in Roberta, a shift in her desire for more. Together, they invent the Supper Club, a transgressive and joyous collective of women who gather to celebrate, rather than admonish, their hungers. They gather after dark and feast until they are sick; they break into private buildings and leave carnage in their wake; they embrace their changing bodies; they stop apologizing. For these women, each extraordinary yet unfulfilled, the club is a way to explore, discover, and push the boundaries of the space they take up in the world. Yet as the club expands, growing both in size and rebellion, Roberta is forced to reconcile herself to the desire and vulnerabilities of the body--and the past she has worked so hard to repress. Devastatingly perceptive and savagely funny, Supper Club is an essential coming-of-age story for our times.
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Roberta spends her life trying not to take up space. At almost thirty, she is adrift and alienated from life. Stuck in a mindless job and reluctant to pursue her passion for food, she suppresses her appetite and recedes to the corners of rooms. But when she meets Stevie, a spirited and effervescent artist, their intense friendship sparks a change in Roberta, a shift in her desire for more. Together, they invent the Supper Club, a transgressive and joyous collective of women who gather to celebrate, rather than admonish, their hungers. They gather after dark and feast until they are sick; they break into private buildings and leave carnage in their wake; they embrace their changing bodies; they stop apologizing. For these women, each extraordinary yet unfulfilled, the club is a way to explore, discover, and push the boundaries of the space they take up in the world. Yet as the club expands, growing both in size and rebellion, Roberta is forced to reconcile herself to the desire and vulnerabilities of the body--and the past she has worked so hard to repress. Devastatingly perceptive and savagely funny, Supper Club is an essential coming-of-age story for our times.
What the community thinks
summary of 404 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Rape (10 reviewers), Self harm (7 reviewers), Eating disorder (6 reviewers), Sexual assault (6 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Sexual violence (3 reviewers), Body shaming (2 reviewers), Vomit (2 reviewers), Addiction (1 reviewer), Adult/minor relationship (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), and Toxic relationship (1 reviewer)Moderate
Rape (5 reviewers), Eating disorder (4 reviewers), Self harm (4 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Drug abuse (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), and Sexual violence (1 reviewer)Minor
Fatphobia (2 reviewers), Rape (2 reviewers), Body shaming (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Eating disorder (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), Sexual assault (1 reviewer), and Vomit (1 reviewer)Moods
emotional 61%
reflective 38%
funny 37%
sad 27%
challenging 20%
inspiring 20%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 12%
tense 11%
mysterious 5%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 19%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Average rating