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A review by bookdragon217
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thanks to @librofm for the ALC.
I listened to Milk Fed on audio and it took me a while to get through it because it is not like anything I've ever read before. The best way to describe is that it is an experience. a very weird one.
I still don't know exactly how I feel after reading it. I can't say with certainty if I liked it but I'm not sure if I hated it either. The writing was graphic and packed a punch. There were times that I laughed out loud and others where I cringed and wanted to run away. I questioned if this was real life or if it was a psychedelic dream during several points in the story. The super descriptive details about food, consumption and purging were horrifying sometimes. There were plot points that felt so emotionally real, I wanted to put a call in to the protagonist's therapist.
In essence this was a book about the different types of hunger you encounter in the human experience:
🍨 Hunger for human connection
🍩 Hunger for spiritual connection
🎂 Hunger for identity
🧁 Hunger for intimacy and sexuality
🥧 Hunger for maternal love and acceptance
WARNING: If you have any issues with food or eating disorders stay far away from this one. If you want to experience a wild ride that will leave you confused, check this one out.
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#librofm
I listened to Milk Fed on audio and it took me a while to get through it because it is not like anything I've ever read before. The best way to describe is that it is an experience. a very weird one.
I still don't know exactly how I feel after reading it. I can't say with certainty if I liked it but I'm not sure if I hated it either. The writing was graphic and packed a punch. There were times that I laughed out loud and others where I cringed and wanted to run away. I questioned if this was real life or if it was a psychedelic dream during several points in the story. The super descriptive details about food, consumption and purging were horrifying sometimes. There were plot points that felt so emotionally real, I wanted to put a call in to the protagonist's therapist.
In essence this was a book about the different types of hunger you encounter in the human experience:
🍨 Hunger for human connection
🍩 Hunger for spiritual connection
🎂 Hunger for identity
🧁 Hunger for intimacy and sexuality
🥧 Hunger for maternal love and acceptance
WARNING: If you have any issues with food or eating disorders stay far away from this one. If you want to experience a wild ride that will leave you confused, check this one out.
Bookdragon rating 🔥🔥🔥🔥
#MilkFed #MelissaBroder #reading #bookstagram #audiobooks #ALC #Bibliophile #bookworm #bookish
#bookishmug #booksandflowers #shelfie #bookphotos #booklover #bookdragonreviews #bookfeature #listeningIsReading #BooksofIG #eatingdisorder #bookactivity #booksbooksbooks #bookaddict
#librofm
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Self harm