Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

15 reviews

triangular_pascal's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

2.75

Extremely uncomfortable to read -then again, perhaps that's the point, to confront that which makes us uneasy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Classism

matpark19's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

Minor: Eating disorder

melissahawco's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Death of parent

ehart416's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.75

Keeps you hooked from beginning to end, despite you knowing exactly what's about to happen.  There is a perfect balance of ambiguity when it comes to who is really at fault and it is shockingly well executed.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

Minor: Eating disorder

dale1997's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, and Mass/school shootings