Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

4 reviews

hanelisil's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Better than her first one but not my favorite. She struggles with body image and weight and it's sort of stressful to hear her talk about diets she will never do again and confidence for young women when she's clearly still so disordered in her thinking. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

this book's simply an enjoyable, lighthearted, quick read, exactly as it should be. why not me? makes me smile and giggle bc mindy can always sneak in a few jokes on almost every pg; she's just funny. it might not have too much substance but it's entertaining enough. i particularly like the harvard law speech and her lil jabs @ white men thru the book. also, that obama staffer story got me on the edge of my seat like i was reading a romcom short story; a will-they-wont-they that beats many romcom books for sure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Body shaming, and Racism

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual content

midnightverde's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

3.5

I am happy to have read this book by Mindy Kaling. It was nice to have as a book that I could read throughout the month in a lazy way as each chapter was it’s own topic. I think it’s a great book for Mindy Kaling fans and/or those for looking for something lighter. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

ashleycmms's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Racism, Body shaming, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, Death, and Eating disorder

Eating disorder: talk of fasting, crash diets, and juice diets.