Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

16 reviews

kateausten's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Racism

samantha_is_reading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

It was just ok…I didn’t get the hype. I feel like they tried to cram so many issues in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Outing, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Car accident

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

I think these are the type of characters that stick with me for years. I related too much to Charlie and felt a deep connection. It felt like he was talking to me and I realize that was the purpose because of how they’re written in letters. It was a really beautifully heartbreaking story. I hope that Charlie is in a better place right now and being himself. I hope he has all the love he desires

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

chloevienna's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

lybrarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

After struggling with and subsequently DNFing my previous read, I decided to give this book a reread after several years (probably around the time the film came out) since it was short and hopefully would pull me out of the reading slump I was in. It definitely worked. 
This book covers a lot of really difficult topics, but I think it handles them well. It truly encapsulates teen life, at least what teen life had felt like to me. Reading this now in my twenties was definitely a different experience to when I read it last as a young teen, and I noticed a lot of things I missed previously and understood it a lot better. I'm really glad I have given it a reread. I think this book is well-written and shows Charlie's growth as a person within the writing itself. Recently I've seen quite a few people talk about this book after not enjoying it, which is perfectly fine, but for me it is still a great book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

shewantsthediction's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis