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deerlybeloved's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
While not my favorite book, I will be reading any sequel that comes out. Eat Your Heart Out is a great book written from a unique and rarely seen perspective; That of a fat girl's. The fat characters are not shamed, though attempts are certainly made, and the fatness of the characters isn't seen as a burden or horrible topic to be hidden.
There's some downright mortifying moments that made me suck in a breath, moments that made me emotional, and moments that meant more to me than I could ever describe. That being said, the ending left MUCH to be desired for me, and the lead up to the end felt a little flat compared to the rest of it, but do not let that keep you from reading! The experience is still enjoyable, with the characters being unique and beautiful in their own right.
There's some downright mortifying moments that made me suck in a breath, moments that made me emotional, and moments that meant more to me than I could ever describe. That being said, the ending left MUCH to be desired for me, and the lead up to the end felt a little flat compared to the rest of it, but do not let that keep you from reading! The experience is still enjoyable, with the characters being unique and beautiful in their own right.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma
The book mocks fatphobia and fatphobic rhetoric, something I enjoy, but as such it has to talk a lot about fatphobia and what others think of fat people. Therefore it could be very upsetting. Pregnancy, medical abuse/medical testing without consider, forced confinement, violence against children, and much more is talked about, so go with caution.franklola's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Violence, and Car accident
Minor: Murder
willowmae's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
kingrosereads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
An upper YA horror comedy and science fiction with plus sized baddies and zombies? Yes please!
The book follows multiple point of views (Vivian, Allie, Paul, Rachel, Steven, and Sheldon). All but Steve are high schoolers attending Camp Featherlite, a fat camp. Some of the campers want to be there and others don’t. Then there’s Steve, their Facilitator, who’s just there to help pay for college. It’s holiday break in the mountains outside of Flagstaff, Arizona and these teens are trekking through a blizzard into what will become a hellish nightmare where not everyone survives. Only two days into what is meant to be a two-week camp, and campers have suddenly turned into mindless, powerful zombies. Our campers have to put their secrets and misgivings aside to help each other survive.
I think this book was incredible. A lot of f-bombs for a YA but I love it cause that’s exactly how 17 year old me talked. I love the badass plus-sized hero and she wields a damn plastic oar against zombies. And they’re the fast and strong kind of zombies were scare me so much more than normal zombies.
It’a a little meta. I hate that certain characters died and there’s an unsatisfying ending, but I appreciate the social commentary on the treatment of fat people. As a plus sized woman, I would’ve loved to see myself represented positively when I was a teen and I think this is a kickass book for older teen girls struggling with society having a problem with their weight.
I wish there was more diversity in the book. It was commenting on privilege a lot but mostly just skinny privilege and wealth.
Great book! Will read another by deVos in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, and Blood
gabbyjc's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
farenmaddox's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Deliciously fun and campy just like a zombie thriller should be. It definitely wishes it were a movie instead of a book. I enjoyed all the characters and am so glad to see a thoughtful depiction of fat characters who are nuanced and interesting and capable and flawed and heroic and so many different things.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit and Car accident
nikasbookcollection's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
When a group of five is sent to a fat camp, all having their own reasons, things seem to get out of hand with the suspicious cure to obesity that doesn't seem very trustworthy and some monsters lurking around the corners of the camp. This idea was incredible but many elements fell flat for me.
The main characters were literally sorted into archetypes from the beginning, and I found that made them feel flat, especially since they almost followed it to a T. I found myself not caring for them at all, even when they were hurt or dying. The relationships between them also felt superficial, especially the romance thrown in at the last moment that made zero sense and ruined some of the scenes for me. We definitely could have gone without that. I loved the messages of loving your body and how people who are fat don't need to be "fixed", there were many positive messages and I loved seeing different body sizes in fiction when the norm is often pretty thin women. The Multi-POV did not hit it for me, it felt messy in many spots and ruined those chapters that it did. And perhaps spinning around five, or six POVs, not well done, making it more difficult to connect with the characters.
The plot itself was interesting but not as thrilling as I would have expected from an apocalypse-esque story, and the ending felt completely rushed. The concept and body diversity however did make it a three-star.
The main characters were literally sorted into archetypes from the beginning, and I found that made them feel flat, especially since they almost followed it to a T. I found myself not caring for them at all, even when they were hurt or dying. The relationships between them also felt superficial, especially the romance thrown in at the last moment that made zero sense and ruined some of the scenes for me. We definitely could have gone without that. I loved the messages of loving your body and how people who are fat don't need to be "fixed", there were many positive messages and I loved seeing different body sizes in fiction when the norm is often pretty thin women. The Multi-POV did not hit it for me, it felt messy in many spots and ruined those chapters that it did. And perhaps spinning around five, or six POVs, not well done, making it more difficult to connect with the characters.
The plot itself was interesting but not as thrilling as I would have expected from an apocalypse-esque story, and the ending felt completely rushed. The concept and body diversity however did make it a three-star.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death and Fatphobia
apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Car accident
risquish's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Blood, and Grief
b10tch's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Gore