freppy's review
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
2.5
Intelligent, interesting, but heavily naval gazing. It appeared to be written chronologically at first, but it devolved into topical essays that got away from her family history or jewish lore to zionism, eating disorders, and mostly a dismaying understanding that the author is somewhat blinded by her privilege. glad I read it, mostly, and glad I'm done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
rachelg8489's review
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
This book had potential, but I found it structurally difficult to follow and frequently questioned why the author was categorizing a particular thing as a shanda. Maybe I’m just not her target audience: she certainly thinks that millennials have less built in shame than her generation.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia and Transphobia
miriamshira's review
slow-paced
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death of parent, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Abortion, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, and Genocide
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