Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Circus Train by Amita Parikh

3 reviews

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.25

The novel is really rich and beautiful, the narrator imojen church was very good in my opinion. 
It shows the side of wealthy people in ww2, usually storiea are about brave poor and suffering people, not the people who did not envolve themselves in the war. 
I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Classism

bibliomania_express's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, War, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

ibjilln's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy and Abandonment