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A review by bencaroline
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Body horror
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.'