A review by hannalizzy
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. I think Broader’s frankness around disordered eating habits and self love/mental health issues is needed in literature, to truly capture what it is like to experience these things. It’s raw, it’s graphic, but it is reality to many people. I wish I would have gotten a little more detail about Rachel’s mother, since the relationship was so toxic and effected her so deeply. We can still see its toxicity through the lack of contact between them in the book, but I guess it would have helped me understand Rachel a bit more since cutting out her mother was the catalyst for her healing. 
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