Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher

6 reviews

angenotes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol

roseaboveyou's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Dysphoria

rebeccaquinton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

joemkl's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

3.75

I really liked this. It's well written, and although sometimes the pacing feels off, it's a fantastic insight into Hornbacher's mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Hornbacher’s writing style absolutely made me love this book. She blends information about EDs,  her memories and literary references beautifully. It has strong dark academia vibes. I took my time reading it so I could luxuriate in the experience. I immediately picked up Madness, her other memoir. The only reason this isn’t a five star is the incredibly dark topic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

nicnevin's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Heartbreaking and raw, it throws out any prenotions of what an eating disorder is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Acephobia/Arophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail