Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill

21 reviews

megelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

"They have told us that in order to succeed we need to be good girls, we need to follow the rules, we need to look pretty and speak nicely and be pleasant. I’ve tried. I’ve waved every last hair on my body. I have taken my pills. I have gone to bed hungry every night since I was four years old."

The first thing I'll say about this book, and my overarching feeling about it, is that it's A LOT. I honestly don't think I'll ever quite recover from how traumatic a read it is. It definitely falls into the category of 'too much' for me personally, but that doesn't mean it's a bad book at all. It's extremely clever, it's well-written, the characters are well-drawn, it has lots of important things to say - it's a harrowing, stomach-churning read, but rightly so considering its terrifyingly believable take on where misogyny could lead.

I'm still struggling to fully cement my feelings as I definitely believe that a book can be at the same time too much for me and a struggle to get through not because it's bad but just because the subject matter is so horrific, and whilst I don't think those are feelings that can only coexist for adults, I do know that I would have been even more affected by this if I'd read it as a teenager. It's hard because I don't at all think that the topics explored should be shied away from or restricted to adults, but equally this was, again, such A LOT and does have the potential to be extremely triggering in multiple ways. I'm ultimately undecided as to whether I think it would've worked better as an adult book than a YA, so do take this review with a pinch of salt, and as I've said (and as indicated by my rating) I do think it's overall a good book - just one that ripped away part of my soul :))))) 

(PLEASE please please, more so than usual, check content warnings if planning to read this!!!!!!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

joelina_horn's review

emotional sad tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

daisytudball's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

taralawlor94's review

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

sunshine_kait's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Medical trauma

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

fletcher's review

it feels like the author had absolutely no qualms about using eating disorders and incredibly triggering ED language, including specific numbers for weights. that’s so triggering and wildly irresponsible imo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

spookyllamas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicide, and Vomit

jennsp's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

isobe_lw's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Classism

same's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I would not recommend to anyone who struggles with eating disorders, disordered eating, body image or anything related, very much explicit, I know it's supposed to be a critic but I wasn't expecting it to be so graphic. I get the intend it's just not my type of book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide