Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

48 reviews

ventingvirgoan's review

emotional funny inspiring medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

samanthacorwin's review

funny slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Grief

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was so good!!! I love the way the author wrote Elizabeth and how strong she was. I also love the communication between her, Mad and Six-thirty, they are a great family who look out for each other and just get each other. Six-thirty is one of the best characters I think I have ever read, I’m obsessed with him and his fears that he overcomes to protect his family.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Grief, Sexism, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide, Car accident, and Fatphobia

wy_woman's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Homophobia

scarlett_f's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death, Bullying, Rape, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide

emilyjv's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Definitely thought this book would be a bit more like a romcom. The content warnings showed me this would not be the case so glad I looked at them. 
I liked Elizabeth Zott as a character and I liked the questions she posed about marriage and religion. She seemed like she could also be on the spectrum which is nice representation to see in a book. 
The story was a little slow. It kept my interest but it did take me a minute to finish the book. I really liked the authors writing style with the little vignette type stories. 
I do think this will be a bit more enjoyable as a show so I’m glad I read it before the show releases.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Rape, Grief, Sexism, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Fatphobia, Vomit, and Suicide

em815ily's review

emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Rape, Abortion, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

stephykay's review

medium-paced

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

1.0

I am a woman in chemistry, so I assume that’s why this book was recommended to me. Although I finished the book, I found it deeply unsatisfying - it not enjoyable and I don’t think it was well written. I read parts and listened to parts. It didn’t help. Whoever the author consulted with is not a chemist working in the life sciences - guess what, there are many subdisciplines within the field of chemistry! The audiobook narrator should have worked with a scientist to learn how to properly pronounce scientific terminology.

The idea of the plot is fine, but the novel would benefit from additional polishing. I also want to add that simply throwing in a mention of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights movement felt like a cheap ploy to pretend to introduce the issue of race.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Sexism, Car accident, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Minor: Fatphobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Infidelity, Homophobia, Death, and Domestic abuse

jeknee's review

I couldn't get beyond the visceral fatphobia in the first couple chapters. I still can't stop thinking about the hatred this author must have for fat people. Weak trope, do better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Rape

ecmiller's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry