Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

5 reviews

marileysan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mellysay's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, and Grief

andpeetaisthesun's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Self harm

mirroball's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

sehwa's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I don't really know how to review this book without spoiling it but I will try my best. 
I want to start by saying that I read this book in 2 days, super easy and enjoyable read, I wasn't bored when reading at all and I loved the main character, Kya. 
However by the end of the book, I felt like the author had started with this amazing idea about a girl who is abandoned to survive on her own and how her life goes with that but... Then she didn't plan the rest of the story, so she thought "how am I going to turn this concept in to a book?" so she threw a load of clichés at it. We have the good guy, we have the asshole guy. The caring sibling, a random murder case (which was ridiculous and not needed in the story at all) and then there is the ending. Which I found pretty predictable for many reason which I can't write. 
Kya was an amazing story to tell that I just don't feel the author paid the best tribute to by the end of the book. I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the second half. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail