A review by mcrespo
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

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

4.5

for the love of god, please heed the trigger warnings on this one before going into it. while it was hard to overlook the fatphobia and eating disorder at the beginning of the book, the witty humor and incredible relatability of the main character had me hooked. i loved the way the main character navigated her alienation from the jewish community, her rocky relationship with her mom, her queerness, and the terrible relationship she has with food and eating. all of these themes were so incredibly explored, and the only thing that kept this from being 5 stars was how incredibly fast the ending went. i would have loved 50 more pages of resolution because i yearned for a deep sense of character development, but unfortunately, rachel's character development was far more understated than i had hoped for. had this book just been perhaps a chapter longer, it would have easily been a 5 star read, but it is a book i could not recommend enough (just be sure you are in the right head space to read this, and don't feel bad about not reading a book that is heavily triggering for those with calorie counting, restrictive eating disordered <3). 
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