alleycatbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Woman Eating is intensely disturbing at times, yet the story is compelling enough to keep me reading until the end. While the story focuses on the consumption of food and the duality of self, Kohda slips messages of generational trauma, colonialism, misogyny, and classism into the narrative.
For me, the artistic theme earned this book the fourth star. Kohda has given us a unique addition to vampire lore.
For me, the artistic theme earned this book the fourth star. Kohda has given us a unique addition to vampire lore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Murder, Death, and Misogyny
lovesit1892's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- 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
2.0
I give this two stars for the unique perspective and modern angle that this author uses to approach the vampire trope, but it did not do much for me. I love vampires and I was excited to read a more contemporary vampire storyline with Asian/POC characters, but nothing interesting seems to happen throughout this entire book. The ending is expected and even the character's expected upheaval is uneventful when it happens. The writing lacks any description that would make it lush and detailed, it's just blunt, short sentences, "I did this. This happened."
The uniqueness of the storyline itself had promise, but the writing makes the characters and their happenings flat and uninteresting.
The uniqueness of the storyline itself had promise, but the writing makes the characters and their happenings flat and uninteresting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Dementia
Moderate: Classism, Dementia, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Child death, Racial slurs, Cancer, Child abuse, Animal death, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Sexual assault
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