Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

66 reviews

fi_sandison's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

katecassi's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

This was absolutely enthralling. Like I literally could not turn the pages fast enough. I could feel my heart beating as I got closer and closer to learning who died on trivia night and why. Jane, Madeline, and Celeste are wonderfully complex, three-dimensional, flawed characters. And, obviously, it’s a great dissection of white suburban life and politics. 

Contemporary books tend to annoy me, because I often find the tone to be too flippant. But I think I’ve just been reading the wrong contemporary authors. Liane Moriarty kept it perfectly serious and tense when it needed to be, and balanced it just right with a dash of lightheartedness and humor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Eating disorder

themichellegray's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

A domestic mystery that sadly didn't live up to the hype in my opinion with an extremely predictable plot twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage

erikaraz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Abortion, and Classism

destinyf1988's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Death and Alcohol

summerb's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

hedwig2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder

tibbysstories's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? N/A

5.0

I think this is my first 5 star rating in a very very long time. I devoured this. And it was my first ever audiobook listen!! This book took me by surprise. I knew nothing about it and only borrowed it because it was available to borrow instantly. I loved this one! It started out confusing but then quickly became very intriguing and interesting. The style of writing was great!! The characters were amazing and all likeable even though they were glaringly human. Loved this book and while I may reduce it to 4.75, it was brilliant and easy but also dark. Great lessons in there and very creative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

bookbug26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

G O O D . 
I was hooked, all I kept thinking about was coming back to read this amazing book. 
It's so real. Too real. 
Brought up a lot of emotions, anger, frustration, empathy. 
I could sadly relate to too many aspects of the book. 
The inner monologue - self blaming, denial, comparison and so much more, is too accurate to people who suffer a relationship with narcissistic and manipulative people. 
The plot itself was also very gripping and enthralling. 
I thought about so many different twists, but not this one. 
Amazing, amazing book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Abortion, and Alcohol

bschuze's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault