Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Starfish by Lisa Fipps

16 reviews

charliemaigne's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.5

So beautifully written I forgot it’s a children’s book. I laughed and cried as Ellie learned to navigate the world and all the hatefulness of others in a bigger-than-average body. This book shows us all how we could stand to be just a little bit kinder to those who are different than ourselves. As a person who has always been fat, this book resonated with me in so many ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

thepurplepixel's review

emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

mmalone's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Dysphoria, and Emotional abuse

lilawsahar's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Inspirational. Sensational. I wish I could have read this when I was younger. More people need to understand that body shaming is not okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

celine_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Deportation, Animal cruelty, Classism, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

jessiehans13's review

dark hopeful sad

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, and Eating disorder

kaitplusbooks's review

challenging emotional sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Torture, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Fatphobia

ninadabit's review

dark emotional reflective fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, and Medical content