Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

80 reviews

highlandsbooks's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent

alexus_sb's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness

bunix's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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

4.0

This graphic novel was much different from what I expected. I got rather emotional in the end as I somewhat relate to her story. The novel was a book that showed me that sometimes the flaws of parents aren’t intentional and that sometimes it can just be their form of showing us love. Even through all of this I really enjoyed the story and like how they made the story about her without using romance/crush to be a big part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body shaming

Minor: Death of parent

emmaopaline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, and Death of parent

happyreadingwatching's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

3.0

  Hungry Ghost
 Book by Victoria Ying

First, I'm going to add the Trigger Warnings here before my review. 

Eating disorder and grief are what the plot is about. So please take care before picking this one up. 

PROS:
 ◇The Art
 ◇The friendships
 ◇Val (main character)

CONS:
 ◇Wish that the character(s) got professional help. With things as big as the death of a loved one and an eating disorder (for most of one's life), professional assistance is much needed. Even if it was just for a very short time. I do understand that isn't the case for all in real life, but it could have been helpful for readers who might be going through something similar. 

Overall, I'm glad I picked it up from my public library. 

Reread? No 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Death

jess_esa's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

I read this in one go, it’s very fast paced but hard-hitting. Explores a complicated mother-daughter relationship and disordered eating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

cinderellasbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Grief

litematcha's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent and Vomit

summyrenea's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.5

This is a beautiful graphic novel about complicated relationships with food and mothers with daughters. I can’t wait to add it to my library. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Vomit

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

 Hungry Ghosts is a short but impactful graphic novel in which Valerie has to cope with her father’s death and her mother’s body shaming and fat phobia. This is informed by the author’s own experiences with disordered eating . I appreciated the hopeful ending made possible by Valerie seeking professional help. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Eating disorder