Reviews tagging 'War'

Affamata by Melissa Broder

45 reviews

hhhannahhh's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Outing, and War

leaknezevic's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Outing, and War

minamouse's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Xenophobia and War

tttiff_27's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and War

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Excrement, Vomit, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Antisemitism

One character is literally in the IDF. I do not trust that this will ultimately be framed as a bad thing.

ang44's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

I didn't realize how inherently fucked up this book would be? but also i found it very moving and therapeutic in other ways. There is an exploration of mommy issues that was reasonable but the degree it essentially intertwined mommy issues to sexuality was a bit too much.

 But i do believe there is some fantastic ED portrayal, fantastic character writing, and it's incredibly honest. I respect the hell out of the main character's journey to self-acceptance and health and peace. 

Not for reading if you aren't up for some of the most graphic sex scenes I've seen outside of fantasy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Grief, Lesbophobia, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

dustyysponge's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: War

nad_books623's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

3.5

Well this was odd.

I’m sad that the relationship between Miriam and Rachel didn’t work out. I enjoyed reading about their relationship more than Rachel’s eating disorder.

This book was highly entertaining but there were parts I did not like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexism, and War

alexandracpedro's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Outing, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Self harm and Vomit

amberjelfs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, and War