Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

48 reviews

bookwyrmsam's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

I thought this book was well written and the thematic exploration was interesting, there just wasn't anything here that I think will stick with me after closing the book. I do wonder how much of that is the amount of time that has passed since publication; I was already well aware of how horrifying the meat industry in the Unites States is before reading this, it's part of why I rarely eat meat. I also wanted the discussions of domestic violence, and miscarriage to go further. Those arcs felt rushed/incomplete to me when the book came to a close.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy

mangomuncher's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

emmablue's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

i really thought this was gonna be my new fav :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Alcohol

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Eating disorder, Racism, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

readasaurus_rex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

An incredible, moving, and thought-provoking work of fiction. I will be seeking out more by this author

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

aemulatio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective 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

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Content Warnings

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

alyssatuininga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Pregnancy

space_hag's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual assault

sherrybomb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

It took me a while to warm up to the book, which may be partly due to the narrator but I stuck with it and enjoyed it on the whole. 
It was quite harrowing and the were some moments the story took a worrying turn but I liked how it turned out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

oneinamili's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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