Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Hambre, by Michael Grant

15 reviews

loz1327's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, and Gore

dustspectre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Animal death

jemroberts's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Murder

0pen_b00ks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Medical content, Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Animal death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Murder, Racial slurs, and Violence

highcrisis's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.25

4.5 - 4.25 stars for the book 4.75 stars for the tv adaptation i wrote in my head while reading it

this was SOOO FUCKED UP i love it thank you michael grant. a child being devoured by worms in the first chapter? insane. truly inspired. was also taken aback by how often people considered cannibalism. and how many people are HESITATING to kill DRAKE OHHHHH MY GOD

lot of cw for this book but most importantly is probably graphic descriptions of bulimia

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

nnannanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

1.5

The characters in this series are not loveable or relatable to me in any level. Maybe it's because I'm older and able to see past the teenage romance.

Spoiler

Every girl in the book is valued only for their looks and they're also written to act accordingly. I didn't find any moment when there would be interesting dialogue with the women in the book. Yet every time some male character meets a new girl she is described as "beautiful" or "pretty". Also the way Mary's eating disorder is handled in a book aimed at teenagers is very cringeworthy and possibly harmful. She is described as "model thin" and how "weight loss made her look good".

I did not enjoy the book, just finished to get it done with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Violence, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

thesawyerbean's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

An interesting follow up to the first in the Gone series. I found it to be a bit slower than Gone, but still an enjoyable read. It’s amazing how fleshed out the characters are considering how huge the cast is. I hope Lies continues to be as enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Ableism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Body horror, Vomit, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

quejk25's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Torture

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, and Vomit

glains's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Ableism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Eating disorder

jack_holmes06's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism