Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood

3 reviews

_christinadevin's review

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.5

I have never ranked a book so low, that was awful. I think I hated it so much because it was about like, how terrible it is to be female and yeah no thank you. 
PS. If you have any sort of triggers, don’t read this, it would be easier to say what it doesn’t have 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Death, Animal death, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Cursing

phoebees's review

challenging dark emotional slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Rape, and Cursing

roxiw's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Transphobia, Drug abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Grief, Homophobia, and Sexual assault