Reviews

13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad

garleighc's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

5.0

aldole's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

specificwonderland's review

tense fast-paced

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

4.5

DE. VOURED. 

Couldnt put this one down. I highlighted a lot. Her writing is great, though I wouldn't have known from Bunny. I found that too ethereal and disconnected but maybe I should give it another go. 

Love these characters and obsessions. 

clementinemac's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

2.5

Suburban Ontario really is the most depressing thing 

thejadedhippy's review against another edition

5.0

This book came into my life at just the right time. It was meaningful and cathartic to me as someone who has been self hating and critical of my body size for as long as I can remember. There's something at the core of Lizzie's life experience that hits right in that spot for me and helped me move through it in a new way. Intense reading but I'm glad I read.

heathi13's review against another edition

2.0

Wow. This was so, so bad.
As a fluffy girl I thought I’d be able to relate, and for the first few stories I could, but then Lizzie/Liz/Elizabeth/Beth (see??? She changes her name as she changes how she perceives herself, such a novel and not at all overdone trope) really disintegrates into such an unlikeable character that I really stopped caring about her. I read the last 50 or so pages mostly because DNFing at that point seemed silly.
If you want to read 212 pages of why it’s better to be fat and happy than skinny and miserable than this is the book for you.

burn00's review against another edition

2.0

Listening to this book on audio was super confusing. i figured out that the book was about one protagonist but every chapter was told in a different time of her life. not every chapter was from her POV tho. i think reading the book would be better. 
not my favorite book by this author, though her writing is always beautiful 

aerbourne's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

kpittman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

niavanni's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25