Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

49 reviews

r_a's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Vomit

Minor: Eating disorder and Medical content

sarah_kula's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

tofudoom's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Abortion

Minor: Child abuse

sponberry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Abortion

Minor: Confinement, Racism, and Xenophobia

harrimann's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy

rey_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

surreal and disturbing.

somehow Ozeki has managed to tie together motherhood + fertility, abuse, and industrial agriculture into a fluid & compelling narrative. it never felt stiff or clunky.

my year of meats is unflinching in its exploration of these themes. rape and domestic violence are described graphically.
the parallels between women and meat running through the book & the build up towards unveiling the horrific reality of the meat industry… it does not make for a comfortable read, but it is absolutely an impactful + important one.

i will also echo the same sentiment as other reviewers - i loved akiko and wish we had seen more of her story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Infertility

gorgeousgirl's review against another edition

medium-paced

wow! very shaken up, think i'm gonna phase meat out of my diet. v cathartic 4 me randomly? i'm v glad to have read this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage

electrickid's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

stormystewart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Rape

ella_bibliophile_98's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-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

4.75

I loved this book and everything by Ruth Ozeki- her mixture of current events, internal exploration, mindfulness and bringing the past and present together is really descriptive and beautiful - I love the character development as well and the pacing was perfect 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, and Violence