Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Parachutes by Kelly Yang

7 reviews

muppetymelody's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Vomit, Stalking, and Alcohol

minhha_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Racism, and Classism

platypusinrainboots's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol

marigoldgem's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

*please check tigger warnings before reading* this read was very hard to get through since it dealt with very really and heartbreaking topics but I loved it. Especially the authors note at the end. Also please be gentle with yourself while reading this book, it’s important but not more important than your mental health. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

iksme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.25

The last hour (roughly 1/10) took me so long to read because I could only listen to a few moments at a time. It is so emotionally heavy to read. Give yourself time and space for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, and Stalking

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, and Cultural appropriation

wortfluesterin's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

betweentheshelves's review

dark emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This isn't exactly what I was expecting, but in a good way! This book is heavily about sexual assault, harassment, rape, and the ways that teenage girls aren't believed. Especially teenage girls of color, when there are power imbalances involved. Yang does such a good job with these topics, and there are parts of this book that made me so angry because I know this happens in real life. 

I wish we got to see more interaction between Dani and Claire. They live together, but they're kind of just orbiting each other's lives. Also I wanted more of Dani's mom! She played a pretty big part at the beginning of the book, and then kinda just disappeared until the end. I wanted to see more of her and Dani's relationship, since we got to see Claire and her mom's. 

The pacing also felt a bit off at times. The resolution felt rather abrupt, and there were sections that it was difficult to tell how much time was really passing. While I'm okay with open endings, I just wanted a little more at the end of this book. I wanted to see a little more growth from both Dani and Claire. 

That being said, the discussions about racism and sexual harassment in here are just so powerful. I absolutely recommend it for that reason!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing and Vomit