atmospheremonkey's review
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-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
3.0
rgreyreads's review
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
rpettegrew's review
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-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
Eat Your Heart Out was fantastic! It is a satirical novel about zombies running rampant at fat camp! It was creepy, action packed (like crazy!) and totally hilarious! Read that one!
kas_the_crow19's review
dark
emotional
funny
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? Yes
4.75
kimbeey13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
lisaluvsliterature's review against another edition
4.0
So this was for the Gateway Award nominee list. This is one that is a possibility for the 23-24 school year. I do enjoy a good zombie story. This had some good parts, and some kind of long parts, but overall I enjoyed it. The audio was good, there was a different narrator for each character when it was their chapter or viewpoint. I could see this one being one of the final nominees.
merlin_reads's review
3.0
How are fat camps still even a thing? Don't they belong in a museum with inflatable dart boards, Flowbeers, and Thigh Masters?
This book was a fun take on zombies while shining a light on the fatphobia in our society. I cannot say how happy I am to see more and more realistic MC's. Not everyone is a size 2 with perfect fitness. The fact that we're getting plus-sized MC's is a definite move in the right direction.
Anyway this book is a take on fat camps and the people who run them. What starts off as a group of kids being sent away to lose weight turns into a fight for their lives as they learn that the camp has been testing a "miracle cure" on the campers with some very serious side effects - like turning into zombies. Our group of 6 band together to try to make it out but sadly, that's just now how horror scenarios work.
I did like that we had a very eclectic group of people and we got each of their POV's. But while they all seemed different on the outside, I found that their inner monologues were very similar and there were times that I forgot who's POV I was in and had to go back to check. Maybe it was because there were so many and the chapters were super short? I don't know. But I wish we would have gotten to delve more into each character and learn more about them. Everything seemed very much on the surface - even being in their own heads.
Then the ending came rather abruptly and there was little resolution, which I am not a fan of. I want to know what happens next! We get very little of that and it's mostly thrown together, like here is your ending! Overall, this was fun. I enjoyed the humor mixing with the horror visuals. I also liked that the author didn't feel the need to save everyone - which a lot do and is extremely unrealistic in this type of setting.
But in all honesty, it was the author's note at the very beginning of the book that got me. Society needs to change how we view and treat people of different sizes. Fatshaming needs to stop. Period.
This book was a fun take on zombies while shining a light on the fatphobia in our society. I cannot say how happy I am to see more and more realistic MC's. Not everyone is a size 2 with perfect fitness. The fact that we're getting plus-sized MC's is a definite move in the right direction.
Anyway this book is a take on fat camps and the people who run them. What starts off as a group of kids being sent away to lose weight turns into a fight for their lives as they learn that the camp has been testing a "miracle cure" on the campers with some very serious side effects - like turning into zombies. Our group of 6 band together to try to make it out but sadly, that's just now how horror scenarios work.
I did like that we had a very eclectic group of people and we got each of their POV's. But while they all seemed different on the outside, I found that their inner monologues were very similar and there were times that I forgot who's POV I was in and had to go back to check. Maybe it was because there were so many and the chapters were super short? I don't know. But I wish we would have gotten to delve more into each character and learn more about them. Everything seemed very much on the surface - even being in their own heads.
Then the ending came rather abruptly and there was little resolution, which I am not a fan of. I want to know what happens next! We get very little of that and it's mostly thrown together, like here is your ending! Overall, this was fun. I enjoyed the humor mixing with the horror visuals. I also liked that the author didn't feel the need to save everyone - which a lot do and is extremely unrealistic in this type of setting.
But in all honesty, it was the author's note at the very beginning of the book that got me. Society needs to change how we view and treat people of different sizes. Fatshaming needs to stop. Period.
chype10's review
inspiring
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
4.0
ellietriplett's review
4.0
I really liked this book. I wouldn't say "bitingly funny", but, you know - zombie jokes. It was a good take on fatphobia, a fun zombie origin, and a quick read.