Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton

25 reviews

fionamclary's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.5

This book is not outstanding and it does kind of explain the Message to you at the end, but it will scratch the itch for a classic, aesthetic tragedy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Child death, Classism, Murder, Alcohol, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Death, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Vomit

unhingedbarbie's review against another edition

weird eating disorder/body checking stuff started happening and it was too triggering 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

emreads0's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

I struggled with a rating for this book but I was surprised to love it. The World Cannot Give is a very dark academia story of struggling to fit in both in school and in the world. Think Bunny by Mona Awad but focused on a religious prep school.

My personal struggle with this book was that it has some awkward writing choices and I am not very religious. However, the plot twist and character growth was great! If you love DA, this book is a wonderful and sinister option. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Eating disorder, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Suicide, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Adult/minor relationship

shieldat's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

kelsea's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

This is trying very hard to be the Secret History but is nowhere close. Virginia is not compelling and it's hard to see what Laura, who is unbelievably naive and spineless, sees in her. The queer stuff is too enmeshed in religious themes/puritanism to be interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia

snowwpuppet's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

Minor: War

beastlybrooke's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia

monalyisha's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.75

Burton expertly creates atmosphere and tone in this tense novel, set in a co-ed, seaside, Catholic boarding school in New England. There’s desperation, longing, and cruelty in spades. It’s clear how easy it is to be swept up in a cult AND in young love, and how dangerous it is when power is so unequally distributed in each case. I’ll read more by this author; I’m almost more interested in her bio at the back than I am in her narrative! A doctorate in theology? A nonfic text called “Strange Rites”? Yes, please!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

andrewbop's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Alcohol, War, and Religious bigotry