Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

22 reviews

raphynette's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming

cboyman's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

mariabacterium's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, and Death of parent

koplomps's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Pedophilia and Vomit

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

One of the better contemporary women-struggling-with-life novels I’ve read (or bailed on) in the last couple of years.

Smooth writing and quite believable dialogues. I also liked that the main focus lies on friendships and not on romantic relationships.

Some of the incidents that drive the story are happening a bit too conveniently, but overall a good debut novel that touches on important topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Outing

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

blondylocks23's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this coming of age story about living in your 20s in Ireland. It showed real insight into the life of a young adult learning to find their feet. 

I also appreciated how O’Donoghue tied everything together at the end of the book for most characters/ plot. 

The book also explores some key important issues of that time period that is still relevant today. 

Would definitely read again! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming

chelsealovesschnitzel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Abortion

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming

cecereads__'s review against another edition

4.25

Very readable and at times (embarrassingly and nostalgically) relatable. The first 100 pages or so turned themselves, I was completely in it from the start. The friendship she and James has is what makes this book what it is. I think it’s explored really interestingly. As well as the “entanglement” with the older couple.

I wasn’t expecting the focus on pregnancy/abortion.
(At times the narration felt slightly surface-levelled).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infertility, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

emma_sky's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abortion, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

sarajjj_'s review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Minor: Body shaming and Death of parent