Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

38 reviews

deanchaudhri's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

fav quote: “she liked Harry Styles a few years ago, and now she likes that white-bread, absolutely fucking baguette of a lad from Call Me by Your Name”. This book is p much just unhinged feral woman does unhinged feral things to men that get progessively more unhinged and feral. not sure i got the deeper commentary of it all but it was *interesting* to read ! the tw list gives an indication of the unhingedness at play lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Gore, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Violence, Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Excrement, Suicide attempt, Classism, and Fatphobia

chiar_'s review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Classism

bea_sr_my's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Misogyny, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

megaoboid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

loved loved loved. i get that this is a Shocking Statement for the girlies who have no idea how to describe this beyond 'um... female american psycho?' but i loved the main character and identified with her in a lot of ways - we share a very similar background (live in the same place in the UK, even!) and it was almost like looking into a very fucked up alternate dimension in a way. i felt sorry for her and i wanted to succeed and i know that realistically, she can't, and she's doomed to be her mother and to get worse and to rot, but that urge to be SEEN and KNOWN spoke to me so distinctly there was no way i just couldn't love her even despite her terrible cruelty and the things she'd done. 

the book WAS wobbly at parts, will probably age poorly for things that are admittedly funny now but will be nigh incoherent to anyone reading this in 20 years time, and the ending is a bit of a dealbreaker for some (not me, and not after the disappointment of our wives under the sea - that WAS a stinker) but ultimately, it crafted a world that i could understand and relate to in so many ways. really special book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Vomit, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, and Pedophilia

atiek's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I Mistook this book for A CERTAIN HUNGER. Kept wondering when she would start eating boy parts. Turned out to be the female Patrick Bateman. Not likable and unreliable. Listened to this on audio and enjoyed Eliza Clark's narration although I feel like it was 5 hours too long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fatphobia, Drug use, Alcohol, Rape, Blood, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Classism, Sexual assault, Addiction, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Vomit, Alcohol, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Sexism, Drug abuse, Classism, Blood, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Abortion, Animal death, and Biphobia

lateromantic's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Read the last 1/4 in one sitting if you can

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Cursing, Classism, Blood, Animal death, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Body horror, Alcoholism, Murder, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Addiction, Violence, Torture, Rape, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Vomit, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Drug use

leahisdudish's review against another edition

4.0

unhinged but loved it. particularly enjoyed timothee chalamet being described as a white baguette of a lad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Classism, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Self harm, Abortion, Bullying, Eating disorder, Rape, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia

arie17's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Murder, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Self harm

rionstorm's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book both was and wasn't what I expected. Horrible book about horrible people that I enjoyed a lot. 

The book is more about dealing with the aftermath of abuse than with kink etc. Irina is an example of a character who has turned into an unkind, unpleasant person as a result of dealing with trauma; rather than becoming empathetic or a people pleaser. It was an interesting to follow the protagonist of the story and be uncomfortable almost all of the time with their actions, but also to almost get used to their bad behaviour through hearing their own constant "logical" excuses and justifications.

How Irina changes and unravels through the book is the most interesting part. At first, I thought the central question of the story was explore to what extent bad behaviour and unkind attitude can be explained/excused by being traumatised. As the book went on, it became clear that it was instead much more about

the increasingly desperate measures taken by someone who was abused to try and avoid being powerless or a victim again, and the ensuing dissociation and distress caused when she is not taken seriously as a threat, or even as someone with power in a situation, simply because she is a woman. Irina spends so much of the book obsessively controlling herself her situation, and the people around her, only to fall apart when she realises that she is never taken seriously or seen as being in control by the men who objectify and sexualise her, even when she is violent or sexually abusive. An interesting take on the cycle of abuse.

There were a few goofy parts - notably the part when Irina goes to the club and goes on a long tangent about how white everyone is, despite herself being white, and the name dropping of films like August Underground, but generally I liked how it was written. Also includes a lot of fun critique of the art world and art college. Feels like American Psycho for girls, so if that description appeals to you you'll like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Classism, Pedophilia, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death