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Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

35 reviews

poemsandponds's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was sad and melancholy. It hurt to see Val’s relationship with her mother and how her mom put fuel on a fire of Val’s unhealthy relationship with food. Had some good takeaways about friendship, creating space from toxic family relationships, and healing. There was a certain level of emotional distance and also part that felt sanitized and just there for the story’s plot that made the book fall short a bit in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit

happyreadingwatching's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

  Hungry Ghost
 Book by Victoria Ying

First, I'm going to add the Trigger Warnings here before my review. 

Eating disorder and grief are what the plot is about. So please take care before picking this one up. 

PROS:
 ◇The Art
 ◇The friendships
 ◇Val (main character)

CONS:
 ◇Wish that the character(s) got professional help. With things as big as the death of a loved one and an eating disorder (for most of one's life), professional assistance is much needed. Even if it was just for a very short time. I do understand that isn't the case for all in real life, but it could have been helpful for readers who might be going through something similar. 

Overall, I'm glad I picked it up from my public library. 

Reread? No 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Death

cinderellasbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Grief

litematcha's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent and Vomit

summyrenea's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a beautiful graphic novel about complicated relationships with food and mothers with daughters. I can’t wait to add it to my library. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Vomit

carriepond's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

There are many heavy topics in Hungry Ghost: the way that the toxic beauty standards and fatphobic views embraced by society at large and the people who love teens can whittle away at their self-regard and confidence, disordered eating, and grief. There were some really sad moments and some really poignant moments. I am glad that this graphic novel exists for teens.

I also think everyone who has a child in their life should engage in some self-reflection on how our own views and baggage can impact our children, even when we think we are coming from a place of care and love. And keep the self-reflection going by reading Virginia Sole-Smith's fantastic book, Fat Talk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Vomit, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent

serendipity421's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Vomit, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was such an important story. It follows a girl struggling with an eating disorder and dealing with generational trauma and body shaming, it shows the emotions she goes through during the eating disorder and other issues she faces. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Bullying

Her father is killed in a plane crash, and while the details aren’t graphic, it hints that the damage was bad, and shows the crashed plane

tahsintries's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent

rvareader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Vomit, Body shaming, and Eating disorder