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zhazhadiamond'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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, and Stalking
thelibraryofanolive's review against another edition
The first story was fine, but very boring. The second and third stories though, were disturbing. Not the good, artistic kind of disturbing, but the plain old weird and gross kind. I felt the stories had no clear purpose and the author was trying to be deep but failing miserably. Otessa Moshfegh is one of my favourite authors but I have noticed that she has this trend of trying to be deep and doing it way to intensly. Maybe that's intended but I don't like it and it drags her books along and makes them pretty boring. In conclusion, this book seems like something she just wrote up in her spare time to try and be edgy or something by fetishizing eating disorders and predators. This book was extremly triggering definetly look at the tw before reading it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Stalking
meliacoletta's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Vomit
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
minkler's review against another edition
I read the first 4 stories, and couldn't go any further. Was there any point to the stories other than to make you uncomfortable and slightly grossed-out? Not an enjoyable read by any means.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, and Stalking