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varielble's review
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Blood
Moderate: Miscarriage and Rape
alyssatuininga's review
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Pregnancy
kchin's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
djpizza's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Infidelity and Gaslighting
ye_li's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Rape
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: Racial slurs
waybeyondblue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
emordnilap's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As a college student, one of my classes this semester focused on US Multiethnic Literature. This book is the last of the 6 books we have read this semester. For many of the other books I chose to annotate in great detail, but for this book I decided I wasn't going to do that. And I think that allowed me to enjoy it more.
My professor (she is often strange), described this book as funny and I have to strongly disagree. It is anything but funny. This book is not to be taken lightly in any format.
As a vegetarian who does it for the lack of enjoyment from eating and cooking meat and finds it easier to be vegetarian, this book was eye-opening into the meat industry. Granted I like to believe things have changed from when this book was published in the 1990s, but I think that I also know better than to believe that.
The connections made throughout this book were interesting and compelling and I think that the lighthearted connections made with the characters helped to balance out the trauma and pain of the darker areas of the book.
I also enjoyed the representation of Northampton lesbians as a college student lesbian in the area. Gotta love Lesbianville, USA.
In conclusion, I think that this is a good book, but only if you are mentally prepared for its themes and believe that the content warnings will not be triggering at all because all the descriptions are quite graphic.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Grief
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Pregnancy
The sexual assault and rape scenes and the aftermath of them are especially graphic. Please take caution with reading this book!!atilh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Rape
keiraengelen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit
notsansastark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity