Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Breakfast at Tiffany's A short novel and three stories by Truman Capote by Truman Capote

4 reviews

sfx_naike's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Racism, Stalking, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Alcohol

treestostars's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Maybe this would be enjoyable enough if you just removed the racism, racial slurs, sexism, homophobia, pedophilia, domestic violence, entitlement, fatphobia, classism, and subpar plot of the book. The MC was annoying at best and down right horrible at worst. He casually fantasized about violence of the female interest Holly and said he loved her multiple times while also saying she was an idiot because she doesn’t enjoy reading? It’s all very bizarre. The writing style was fine but each character was a disappointment and not lovable. Still unsure why this was a classic unless all that was required was to be like wealth and be white. Cause that’s all that was offered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming

carmilla_roseb's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed the book for the aesthetic of 40s glamour and seeing the similarities and differences between the book and the movie. 
But found it hard to read as a whole due to the dated language and attitudes regarding other characters in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Body shaming

sillyduckie's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I gave this a 4 when I read it in 2013 but I must’ve been high, or else I read a very different edition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Pregnancy, and War