Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Holes by Louis Sachar

31 reviews

kate_has_book_thoughts's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

directorpurry's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Gun violence

myk_yeah's review against another edition

adventurous dark relaxing fast-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? No

5.0

So enjoyable, I read this as a kid and remembered liking it and the movie. Upon reflection as an adult I realized it's about the prison industrial complex so gave it a reread and had the best time. Adventurous, with lovable characters and a true-to-life theme.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Slavery

Minor: Abandonment

The book features children at a fictionalized, but still realistic, forced labor camp. So the content warnings should be heeded, just know it is aimed at a child audience so although the subjects are dark they are not covered in a heavy-handed or adult way.

orchidlilly's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, and Alcohol

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Death and Vomit

carolined314's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A tall tale about tall tales, in a juvenile detention facility, with a real-life curse, a weird rock formation, buried treasure, and all kinds of other things. Some fatphobia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia

Minor: Abandonment

wolf013's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia

spiderthing's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Man I said I'd sit down for a half an hour to do a bit of reading and I read like half the book in one sitting, it's it's interesting and captivating. I love it loads, I remember watching the movie some years back but that's it. I'm so glad I re-read this. There's many plot twists which really make it that much more amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Fatphobia and Racism

lucy12345's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Fatphobia and Gun violence

adoto's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Death