Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

5 reviews

felofhe's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Medical content

sonygaystation's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism

vyralvyris's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

An absolute rollercoaster of a thriller. Wish I could read it for the first time again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Classism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, and Confinement

blacksphinx's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I wound up having to wait for a friend to meet me at the library the day I picked this book up, and by the time she arrived I almost put it back on the shelving cart. So many people I follow and listen to just absolutely adored this book though, so I decided to finish it instead. I thought it had to get better, right? Right?

I hated our protagonist so much. I constantly forgot she wasn't a teenager one day out from her high school graduation, but a woman in her thirties with a 12-year career. Her entire approach as a caregiver was awful. Her fits of wild paranoia were painful to get through. The narration was the most repetitive thing I've experienced - it constantly beat the reader over the head with the same details page after page as the protagonist wildly careened between interpretations of what she knew. 

The book gets a half star because there is ONE twist that was decent. Almost everything else that happens past the 80% mark is the dumbest thing I've ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Confinement, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Blood, Drug use, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Cancer, Death, Suicide, and Body shaming

Minor: Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Homophobia

saltycoffee's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Murder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Medical content, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Drug use, and Fatphobia