Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'
13 modi di vedere una ragazza grassa by Stefania Bertola, Mona Awad
21 reviews
senpai_no_lie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Death of parent
dianezeise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Addiction, and Ableism
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Death of parent
withlivjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Let me preface this review by saying that this rating has nothing to do with the quality of the writing in this book. I love how Awad’s writing feels psychedelic, like a fever dream, I can only describe it as wading through something thick and fluid. And I also love how she creates complex, flawed characters, the tone of her writing is quite apathetic so there’s a little bit of disgust felt for each character, but at the same time you still feel some sympathy for Lizzie, our protagonist, because although she’s a pretty awful person, you can see how her complicated relationship with her mother and the way she was taken advantage of by older men as a teen has shaped her into the adult she is. A lot of her experiences are so relatable as a fat girl - not wanting to look in the mirror for fear of ruining how you think you look in the outfit you picked out; subconsciously scrutinising other people’s bodies because you’re so used to picking out the flaws in your own; feeling frustration and despair in a clothing store changing room; the hideousness of plus size fashion!!
So, the writing is definitely five stars. It’s a good book. But it’s not an enjoyable book. I felt a deep sense of discomfort and despair the whole time I was reading this book. It explores some difficult and potentially very triggering topics in a lot of detail. It’s message seems to be that if you’re fat and you’re not content with the way you look (or even if you’re thin and not content), you’re never going to live a fulfilling life, but at the same time if you don’t do anything about your weight people will look down on you and you’ll die of diabetes or heart failure - you can’t win! It’s depressing. Maybe I would have liked it more if there was more of a resolution at the end.
So overall, five stars for writing, two stars for personal enjoyment. I’m glad I read it, but I’m not going to be reaching for it again any time soon, nor would I recommend it to someone else.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, and Misogyny
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content
So much internalised fatphobia and misogyny from the protagonistgellyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Grief and Fatphobia
Moderate: Death of parent
paperbackparker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Self harm, and Bullying
pearcoats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Fatphobia
emily_stimmel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia and Eating disorder
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content
sakisreads's review against another edition
- 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
This was a very tricky one to rate. Mona Awad writes incredibly well and after reading Bunny this was on my radar. But I found this one for me fell flat; it didn’t have the energy to excite me as much as Bunny did.
It was still an interesting read with lots of content warnings needed (let me post them below), and I found myself getting a bit emotional through some of the parts.
Spoiler
I wish Elizabeth had been able to do more with Tom’s and her relationship. I was frustrated that the porn scene was never addressed!I’m giving this a 3 out of 5 stars ✨ Thank you 🥰
Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Death of parent
skymordaunt's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Like it hurt, and i related to Lizzie and her struggled with eating, weight gain, weight loss, greif, resentment and pain was so incredibly relatable.
I liked the lack of reoslved ending and the raw and realness of tone and charceter.
My desire for Lizzie to see herself as more than her body and appearance made me reflect on my own perception.
I would recommend, especially for those who have struggled with body image issues
Graphic: Death of parent, Body shaming, and Eating disorder
crodgers90's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Fatphobia