lukathereader's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
woahpip's review
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit
brookljn's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mavandrade's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Self harm
originaldelaney's review
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
nikki_in_niagara's review
2.0
Fictional live journal entries from a young adult suffering from anorexia. Along with diary type entries there is poetry and a section of food journal pages.
This book was not for me. I felt like I was not the target audience and didn't enjoy or get anything out of the book. It was well-written though and I can imagine there are quotes that would be worthwhile for the right reader. My rating reflects my enjoyment rather than the book's worth.
This book was not for me. I felt like I was not the target audience and didn't enjoy or get anything out of the book. It was well-written though and I can imagine there are quotes that would be worthwhile for the right reader. My rating reflects my enjoyment rather than the book's worth.
essjay's review
4.0
I am so grateful I am too old to have been a part of these lj communities when they were a thing. Very difficult to read, but not unhappy to have read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
readingslay's review
5.0
CW: EDs
Gag Reflex is a compilation of live journal entries through adolescence and deals with serious topics such as EDs and discovering your sexuality.
I wasn’t expecting to love this as much as I did, it really reminded me a lot of my unsupervised times on the internet when I was a young teenager. The writing style rambled in such a way that made me feel so connected to the main character, Lucy. My heart constantly dropped and soared throughout the whole second half. It was such a lovely and sad little book that gave me SO MUCH nostalgia.
Pleaseeee pick this up if you want something different, short, realistic and nostalgic for sad girl summer ☀️
Gag Reflex is a compilation of live journal entries through adolescence and deals with serious topics such as EDs and discovering your sexuality.
I wasn’t expecting to love this as much as I did, it really reminded me a lot of my unsupervised times on the internet when I was a young teenager. The writing style rambled in such a way that made me feel so connected to the main character, Lucy. My heart constantly dropped and soared throughout the whole second half. It was such a lovely and sad little book that gave me SO MUCH nostalgia.
Pleaseeee pick this up if you want something different, short, realistic and nostalgic for sad girl summer ☀️
josephineeo's review
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0