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Dietland (Tie-In) by Sarai Walker

5 reviews

realityczar's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and War

linguistique's review

dark emotional inspiring

• 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: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Stalking

nbonarski's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

What a journey! We follow Alicia as she recounts weight trauma and then unpacks her internalized fatphobia. Too bad the world can go off the rails while she's working on herself! Self improvement waits for no one. If you are mentally able to handle the things mentioned in the content warnings pick up this book. It's a wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Islamophobia, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Additional warnings: Accidental casual transphobia by implying womanhood is based on genitals and anti sex work sentiment.

brenna2themax's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. But be aware, major trigger warnings (rape, gang rape, rape of a child - 12 years old, sexual assault, fat phobia, misogyny, violence toward women, rape culture, eating disorders, diet culture -obviously, etc). 

It was a little on the intense side for a book to help me unwind and fall asleep at night (which was a little more of what i was looking for), but I still really enjoyed it. A solid feminist story that feels like a fairytale at times as Plum, the main character must go on emotional and spiritual "quests" in order to awaken, she'd her self hatred and internalized fat phobia, and finally find community in other women.

A truly amazing debut novel, I'm really excited to read Sarai Walker's next book. (And see what comes next!) I would be very pleased if there was a sequel to this book (a bit of a spoiler *at the end explaining what I would like to see).

I also really enjoyed the show and wish it had not been canceled.

I would have LOVED to have read this one in a book group.

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*SPOILER*

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*I would love to see in the sequel

what Plum finds on the thumb drive, learn more about Julia's sisters, see Plum write her book, and perhaps become a mentor herself and help someone else through her own version of the New Baptist Plan. Honestly, I would enjoy a Calliope House series, before Plum and after Plum, exploring more of the characters, meeting some new ones, maybe seeing a different kind of revolution (from Jennifer).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Self harm, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

embersonthehearth's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Hate crime and Antisemitism