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Off the Record. Unsere Worte sind unsere Macht by Camryn Garrett
11 reviews
labyrith_of_a_thousand_mirrors's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
I really liked the writing style, though I sometimes felt taken out of the scene by all of the thoughts that were sprinkled in between dialogue. It made the reaction time just seem... off. Not saying it's not realistic, I know from experience, anxiety thoughts are faster than spoken words. But you don't read them faster than the dialogue. You experience the scene at the pace you're reading. But I actually struggle with the same thing in my writing.
I kinda like the point it left off. Might seem unfinished to some but I think it ended in the right place.
I really enjoyed the relationship between the sisters. Garrett managed to masterfully walk the line between "unrealistically perfect" and "over the top abusive." They were still realistic sibling relationships, with all the bickering that doesn't make it toxic but just realistic. They still love and support each other, even though they get on each other's nerves. I wish I had that with my siblings.
The book tackled a really tough topic. And I think she masterfully did it. Without it being a dogma. It was still nuanced, I like the distinction between "problematic faves" and "faves that ruin somebody's life". The bottom line was just "stuff is not black and white" and "there is not one right way of acting as a survivor."
Also, good job on the fat representation. As someone who is not fat, this really broadened my view on what it's like to be fat. I already had some idea, but this definetely added to it.
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Biphobia and Alcohol
ghostlyprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism
booksawyer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, and Alcohol
I also want to include a moderate trigger warning for toxic diet culture and a minor trigger warning for conversion therapy.lqvekanej's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Biphobia and Vomit
brassnbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
the fact that josie doesnt believe what happened to her was assault is extremely important because a lot of survivors and such in general tend to think that what happened to them wasnt as bad as what happened to others.
its interesting when they introduce julia morrison and how everyone thought she was a crazy person very similar to britney spears and how a lot of people i grew up with were told she was just crazy.
i like how the book brings up separating artists from their work because i truly do not think you can do that because how they are and what they do is often in their work when theyre movie directors or writers etc etc. and i truly think trying to separate them is a cop out excuse to enjoy things you ised to mostly because of nostalgia.
theres difference between cheating which is shitty and being full on racist anti semitic rapist pedo etc etc.
i also absolutely hate how the main character says shell never have "good hair", being grown i know she meant straight hair but black hair IS good hair and that teed me off.
its like yeah ive felt down about some of those things as a kid cuz other people made me feel down about them and the line was supposed to be relatable which im sure it is/was but dang i got mad.
pennys line about waiting to see how they are when they arent nice is so important because thats when true colors start showing, anyone can pretend to be nice its not hard.
chapter 33 just rubs me wrong, i just dont like the josie marius side story like thats not what i picked the book for also the "ill just get crushed" joke is old and tiring its like when people tell buff women to step on them its gross.
next chapter was interesting how they made marius one of the victims and they touched on biphobia when marius said people would think he wanted it since he was bi.
josie and savannahs interaction when she gets the random calls is also annoying like how tf are you going to groan and push her when her life is practically being threatened
It was overall a semi good read but I feel like the two stories clashed more than fully went together
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Biphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexism
mme_carton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy
liaandersson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Biphobia and Eating disorder
josieee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Even though the message of this novel was inspiring, I found that it didn’t pick up until the last 100 pages. That’s not to say that the first 2/3s were bad, they would just get kind of boring with the slow pacing of the book.
Also, I feel like I didn’t get as much out of it as I could have. Alice and Marius played such a big part, and I really wish they had their own point of views.
Overall this was an eye opening read that taught me about the experience of someone who is not only a Black woman, but queer, plus sized, and struggling with mental illness.
Moderate: Biphobia
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
shelleyreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Biphobia
sidbookreviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Full review to come on my blog soon!
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Biphobia and Rape
Minor: Homophobia and Racism