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Affamata by Melissa Broder

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alyal's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective tense 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

3.75

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ottercorg's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.0

A tale that is all at once heartbreaking, frustrating, and so very steamy.

I spent the whole book clinging to the development of Miriam and Rachel, begging for Rachel to heal, and craving frozen yogurt. I love the insight into Rachel's thoughts, the way Broder writes. The detail that makes it easy to imagine every moment, which is something I usually struggle with.

A story that truly exemplifies the notion that some people are not meant to be in our lives forever, and we are still able to - and should be - grateful for what they provide while they are here. The lessons they teach, the memories they create, and the person they shape us to be.

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alexandracpedro's review against another edition

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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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arbramirez's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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rayaufebay's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective 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

2.25

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saanaayrora's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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madi22w's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny sad medium-paced

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

2.5

like. i just with that both the eating disorder section of this book and the gay sex section of this book were better. i feel like they fell flat both in character progression and just like plot-line-logic. like how did she learn how to mother herself so quickly? trust me, your mommy issues aren’t just magically solved after 50 days of no communication. and, furthermore, i thought the way broder attempted to cover this up by being like the world will hurt you again and again but you will come back to me. was just like. okay.
as an ex-roman-catholic, i always appreciate insight into the daily lives of people of other strong/intense religions (such as judaism) so i liked being able to see that here.
miriam also felt, to me, though, a character that we never really learned about? like i never realllyyy understood what her connection was with her family that made her choose them so often, and so whenever she did it just felt out of the blue to me.
at times i felt that the humor of the book was cheesy or bad, but other times i found it genuinely funny.
overall, weird book. kind of triggering, and then erotic. i wouldn’t read it again. definitely skip like the first 50 pages if you’ve ever had any sort of eating disorder if you don’t want to be triggered.

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