Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

17 reviews

ab_and_flow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Pedophilia

Colorism and grooming

bootsmom3's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Dementia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness and Abortion

kayschwe's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

jesseybean's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

jayjm94's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Dementia, and Religious bigotry

smalllimebooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

These stories are incredibly wonderful and so vivid. I felt connected to each story and its characters. I loved a lot of them and quite enjoyed some. My favorites were Eula, Peach Cobbler, Snowfall, How to Make Love to a Physicist, and Jael.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry

sarahaf712's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Dementia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent