Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

47 reviews

ceciliemadsen's review against another edition

dark emotional

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Grief

poemsandponds's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was sad and melancholy. It hurt to see Val’s relationship with her mother and how her mom put fuel on a fire of Val’s unhealthy relationship with food. Had some good takeaways about friendship, creating space from toxic family relationships, and healing. There was a certain level of emotional distance and also part that felt sanitized and just there for the story’s plot that made the book fall short a bit in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit

bunix's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

This graphic novel was much different from what I expected. I got rather emotional in the end as I somewhat relate to her story. The novel was a book that showed me that sometimes the flaws of parents aren’t intentional and that sometimes it can just be their form of showing us love. Even through all of this I really enjoyed the story and like how they made the story about her without using romance/crush to be a big part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body shaming

Minor: Death of parent

cinderellasbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Grief

summyrenea's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

This is a beautiful graphic novel about complicated relationships with food and mothers with daughters. I can’t wait to add it to my library. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Vomit

serendipitysbooks's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

 Hungry Ghosts is a short but impactful graphic novel in which Valerie has to cope with her father’s death and her mother’s body shaming and fat phobia. This is informed by the author’s own experiences with disordered eating . I appreciated the hopeful ending made possible by Valerie seeking professional help. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

carriepond's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

There are many heavy topics in Hungry Ghost: the way that the toxic beauty standards and fatphobic views embraced by society at large and the people who love teens can whittle away at their self-regard and confidence, disordered eating, and grief. There were some really sad moments and some really poignant moments. I am glad that this graphic novel exists for teens.

I also think everyone who has a child in their life should engage in some self-reflection on how our own views and baggage can impact our children, even when we think we are coming from a place of care and love. And keep the self-reflection going by reading Virginia Sole-Smith's fantastic book, Fat Talk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Vomit, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent

serendipity421's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Vomit, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This was such an important story. It follows a girl struggling with an eating disorder and dealing with generational trauma and body shaming, it shows the emotions she goes through during the eating disorder and other issues she faces. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Bullying

Her father is killed in a plane crash, and while the details aren’t graphic, it hints that the damage was bad, and shows the crashed plane

tahsintries's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent