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sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Drug use, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Self harm, Excrement, and Car accident
cassie7e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wish the book had focused more on life after the Aesthetica treatment and transitioning to look like a more "naturally aged" person, but this seems to just be the frame story from which we see flashbacks to the character getting swept up in the modeling/influencer trajectory that turns awful.
CW: drug abuse, sexual assault, cancer, loss of parent
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit
brianareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
torixcat's review against another edition
3.5
"Natural is better than prosthetic. Natural is moral. Natural connotes a certain kind of woman, a peaceful wise-woman, a woman like my mother. This is the logic I've let guilt me, guide me; this is the woman I've been trying to become. I have long considered Aesthetica the last step in returning myself to this better, natural state. Even if I could be natural only artificially; even if I could be natural only in death. But I survived." (pg 193)
took a while for me to get through this book but mostly because rowbottom's critiques on social media and the physical vs the digital self really hit hard and essentially led me to spiral and contemplate my own online persona. however the actual story fell below my expectations (and i don't really know what i was expecting).
really would be interested to see what this author writes next!!
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent
ohennui's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
lowbrowhighart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility and Car accident
jennastopreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
booked_with_meg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, and Sexual content
marpaige's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Sexual content and Gaslighting
gi_gi_g's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship