Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh

56 reviews

ssamdaly's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

missmarguerita's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Extremely uncomfortable. Incredibly interesting. I will never read this again though. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

acarasotti's review against another edition

DN at 46%. I enjoyed Ottessa's book "Eileen", but this book was definitely not for me. The compilation of short stories was intriguing to me at first, before I realized that every chapter would be about a character who was ableist, racist, fatphobic, etc.. Her extremely frequent use of slurs held no significance to the stories. I know Ottessa usually writes in a way that makes people uncomfortable, but this was just way too far and felt extremely distasteful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence

yogomagpie's review against another edition

dark fast-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

3.0

Not my favorite read of the year but it held my attention until the last page. I love Moshfegh’s writing, even when becomes so disgusting. This is a collection of stories about people who carry some amount of misery, all of whom have flaws. I strongly disliked most of the characters, but I couldn’t put the book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness and Miscarriage

Minor: Self harm, Excrement, Vomit, and Stalking

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

vivica's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to give this book 2 stars, but the very last story broke my heart to pieces, and it's for these emotions that I give this book 3 stars. However it if far from perfect - the author writes like a man who read a little bit too much of Bukowski's prose and let it get into his head. To say the least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit

sydneybooks13's review against another edition

2.75

There were three or four stories I really liked in this, but overall they were not great imo. I think I need more time with Ottessa’s characters to get as much out of them as I have her novels. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

equintard's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

3.75

Ottessa really knows how to write and in general she Gets It, but I wish she’d ditch the fatphobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

morggorg's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia