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A review by sarahmccorm
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I'm not sure I really understood this one. Maybe I did at points. I think it's definitely a book that I will refer to other reviews to fully understand the metaphors and symbolism and meaning of this book. I wish I understood.It may have been the constant sexual innuendos, experiences, and references that made me pull away from any real meaning or depth to the book. But I don't think that is a critique on the author or her work. Sex should be a casual and normal thing to discuss and read about in adult contemporary fiction, it is just personally not something that allows me to fully focus on deep themes/meanings of a book if it is too present.
I felt like I struggled to really get into any long term reading sessions with this book. Lately when I read I want to sit and read 50-100 pages each session. But with this book I felt like I could only chug out 15-30 pages each time I picked it up. Not sure if that was personal or more so based off of the stylistic choices of the author. Her chapters are very short, around 5 pages per chapter. That probably had something to do with my productivity with this book, because the setting or discussion going on changed so often with each chapter.
I felt like I struggled to really get into any long term reading sessions with this book. Lately when I read I want to sit and read 50-100 pages each session. But with this book I felt like I could only chug out 15-30 pages each time I picked it up. Not sure if that was personal or more so based off of the stylistic choices of the author. Her chapters are very short, around 5 pages per chapter. That probably had something to do with my productivity with this book, because the setting or discussion going on changed so often with each chapter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Sexual content
This book is largely about the main character Rachel struggling with her extremely toxic relationship with her mother, which culminated in her developing an intense eating disorder. Throughout the book she discusses this at length. There are large discussions of fatphobia and homophobia from various characters throughout the book, and sometimes from the main character herself. There is a LOT of sex in this book as well, so content warning for that.