Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

8 reviews

lilsneakybandit's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I read this book at a friend’s request, expecting to hate it. The blurb on the back cover immediately signals that it’s going to be fatphobic. To my surprise, I ended up enjoying it. It’s definitely fatphobic, and the author clearly has no idea what a 250 pound person looks like (he describes her as unable to fit in desks or through car doors, which is ridiculous). However, it’s a really heartfelt view of mental health, and finding hope when life keeps pushing you down in horrible way. I grew to love the main character a lot more than I thought I would, especially given how much she bothered me at the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

asiriarmzl's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

samm1470's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Death of parent, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Body shaming

sam_rm94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Rape

bekkabumbles's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Eating disorder, Drug use, Death, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Body shaming, Suicide, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

annie_rosser's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

1.75

This book was clearly radical and progressive in it's time, but I think it's pretty dated now. The discussion of trauma is poignant and very human and raw, but the plot does revolves around some decenly fat-phobic & outdated concepts.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion, Body shaming, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm

mbends's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia

v3nus's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Death, Child death, and Pedophilia