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lynxpardinus's review against another edition
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.hunni_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Genocide and Excrement
nova123's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Antisemitism
ottercorg's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
carojust's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The biggest, most flagged trigger warning is the eating disorder content. You're punched in the face with it right away, and I saw myself in too much of it. Is it strange to say this felt refreshing, cathartic? So many of us have this experience, and in reading all its calculative detail, I cried for all of us.
Perhaps the content that surprised me most wasn't the sex (honestly not as pearl-clutching as reviews make it out to be?), but our narrator's hope to find mothering, acceptance and comfort with an Orthodox Jewish family, and the conversation about Palestine. I won't get too spoily here, but the way she finds her voice here, an important scene.
You'll like this is if you're into troubled and funny narrators, themes about sexuality, acceptance, faith, and don't mind the triggering and sexually graphic content.
I'm off to read "The Pisces"!
Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Antisemitism, and Alcohol
alexandracpedro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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
kaitlyn_avecado's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Genocide and Antisemitism
shaniya_hope's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Eating disorder and Antisemitism
dehernandez3169's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I loved to see the growth Rachel experienced regarding her eating disorder and the blossoming relationship she formed.
While the ending is logical and makes complete sense, I was disappointed that
I felt it was incredibly timely for the characters to have an argument over Palestine and Israel.
I wanted so badly for Milk Fed to be a 5 star Read, but the ending really left something to be desired for me. It's ineffable.
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Genocide
4m0r's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
It was good, the 1st third anyway. In the second Broder Lost me, I feel like this is for a very specific audience and me not being part of the Jewish community didn't understand a single thing they said and the author didn't bother explaining it.
I wish the book had less of a Miriam-love base and explored more Rachel's mindset. The ED is barely talked about if not for mentioning she's afraid of being fat and how terrible her mother was (we learn about this all in the 1/3, later we have glimpses of it but is almost completely forgotten). Also her relationship with Miriam was weird, too surface leveled if you asked me.
I would have liked to see more the transition of Rachel after Miriam, because Broder gave us nothing. I feel like it's not what it promised to be, but still was good because it managed to make laugh.
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Antisemitism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria