Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

32 reviews

hazychapters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

3.75

I didn't think I was going to love this book so much. At first, everything seemed quite futile and naive to me, especially Catherine. We had a very magical and princess-ish atmosphere, with lots of glitter. I had a hard time liking it, since I usually read darker fantasy. But this ending, omg!! I had already managed to guess the Jabberwock subplot, but I didn't expect it to come to that. I love how Catherine completely changed. But her character didn't convince me more than that, other than in the last few chapters. Very good rewrite to explain the past of the Queen of Hearts, even if it lacked some complexity to my liking. And that last sentence, wow, gave me chills! But my poor Jest 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

ash_ton's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

it took me so long to read this book 1) because i had to stop to read books that were due at the library soon and a book club book, and 2) because i skimmed through the ending TWICE and it made me depressed and anxious lol. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia

her_littleclouds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

they deserved so much better(side note the body shaming and fatphobia in this book was not needed under any circumstance and should have been left out)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, and Murder

maisaaismail1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia

Catherine is 17 and her parents arrange her marriage to the king who is 15 years her senior. Catherine's mother is fatphobic and constantly body shames Cath

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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This was a book that I enjoyed reading. I think Meyer's writing style is more fairytale inspired than fairytale retelling. I would say this book was a combination of prophecy, romance, Victorian-era gender roles, and the weirdness that can only be found in Wonderland. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Kidnapping and War

kaziaroo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Gore and War

leonormsousa's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

livruther's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad

4.5

such a compelling read! i enjoyed it more than i thought i would

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

andromeda_1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

Before I review this book I have to be honest, I’ve always been a fan of Alice in wonderland and I’ve always hated Marissa Mayer. 

This is one of the best books that Marissa Meyer ever wrote and I did enjoy this book, eventhough I expected to hate it with everything that is me. What makes this book better then all her other books? 

Characters 
The characters of Marissa Meyers heartless are done well I guess. In the beginning of the book I took offense to the mad hatter. By the end of the book he became a bit better but he’s different from what he’s supposed to be. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing but she took away from his character. Which is a shame since he’s one of the most important characters in Alice in the wonderland. Jest was more like the mad hatter is supposed to be than the mad hatter himself. 

Storytelling 
The book starts fun and ends good but the middle….. Jesus, that shit was LONG AND BORING. The middle part of the story was a merrygoaround of the same plot and that wasn’t wat I was looking for. 

Writing 
The writing is done fine, Marissa Meyer is able to write a fairytale but she’s just not clever enough to make the plot. 

Worldbuilding 
The worldbuilding was a spin on the original book with her own magic touches. I didn’t mind the changes. 

I would like to recommend to check the triggerwarnings. There is a lot of fatphobia in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

subjecta5's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Suicide