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Supper Club by Lara Williams

22 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

This kept coming up as a recommendation for me, so I tried it. I’m glad I did, although I will say I found it very triggering and definitely thought about not finishing it at times 😳 (Content warnings to explain why will be below.)

An ode to human, messy friendships and relationships, Laura Williams doesn’t shy away from the horrible person that Stevie can be and from Roberta’s hurt that comes out through her actions. 
Supper Club sounds kind of fun though 😂 I’d be down to try it 👀

I THOROUGHLY loved Roberta’s reunion with Arnold, where she TALKS OVER HIM and says ‘I’m not interested in talking about that’ whenever he brings up some shitty spiel. THE CONFIDENCE 🔥

4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, Drug use, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Rape

graceesford's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Rape

Moderate: Drug abuse, Body shaming, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Adult/minor relationship

angelasunshine's review against another edition

I was over 1/3 of the way in and still had no feelings about the characters or felt any investment in their story. I see that this book was compared to Sally Rooney's Normal People, which was another book I didn't really care for - so it's obviously just me and my personal reading preferences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Self harm, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

heythisishilary's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Rape

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Vomit, and Eating disorder

Minor: Gaslighting and Body shaming

evasophias's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment

rrio's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

this took me way long to finish!!!!


5 stars for some of those sentences, ffuuuuck. i was about to start levitating. all those things about taking space, taking expectations and hopes of others and what society puts on you and existing for yourself (even through the trauma that takes you to crawl into the edges of other people’s shadows and taking all of their hurt and grief and anger and mirroring it on yourself.)

i could have just read those parts over and over. definitely altered some brain chemistries there

yes the mc might not be doing nice things but what happened to understanding that characters can be humane and therefore sometimes insufferable and feeling and fearful and driven by their trauma and past? lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, and Self harm

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Vomit

ladynavalon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

Varias cosas sobre este libro:
1) sí, me ha gustado, es una lectura que me ha absorbido, pero eso no significa que sea un libro que me parezca buena o que recomendaría.
2) un libro no es feminista solo porque aparezcan mujeres haciendo cosas que normalmente no hacen las mujeres en los libros, en este caso, comer, drogarse y dañar la propiedad ajena. Mucho menos es feminista con las relaciones disfuncionales de las integrantes del club.
3) mención aparte merece la relación tóxica de Roberta con Stevie y con cualquier persona que la rodee, en realidad. 
4) lo del club es secundario, no acaba de explicarse, de entenderse, de tener un cometido. 
5) este libro va en realidad de Roberta, que tiene trauma pro el abandono de su padre y no sabe relacionarse con la gente, no sabe entablar relaciones ni expresar sus sentimientos, así que hace lo que mucha gente, acallar sus sentimientos con comida y desarrollar un tca. Se arrastra por relaciones con chicos que ni le gustan y ni la tratan bien, todo por castigarse por el sentido de culpabilidad que siente con su padre. Sigue obsesionada con su aspecto ficio y su quilos de más mientras sigue dándose atracones, eso es un TCA. Cambia de personalidad para encajar con quien sea, una amiga, una compañera de trabajo o un novio. Y en ningún momento recibe la atención psicológica que merece.
6) Stevie es despreciable, pero aún así la autora es incapaz de contar por qué todo el mundo la desprecia y por qué Roberta y ella se hacen amigas, la sensación es que nadie más las aguanta. Se enfadan sin razón, sin hablar y lo arreglan todos por qué si.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Infertility, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexism, Dysphoria, Bullying, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Cannibalism, Addiction, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Rape, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Drug use

bxcvi's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

akira_outofthegravity's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is like dark academia with food. 

Honestly the food metaphors are incredible, the subtlety of the food reflecting the story arc is really cool. I loved Roberta, I loved her journey. I loved the imagery and I loved analysing this book. 

I wish we knew what she chose, but I think it’s fairly clear that she chooses Adnan. I also think Stevie is a total controlling bitch, but she has her moments.

I like the themes of nonconformity, of trying to be yourself. Overall this is a really easy read, and a really interesting one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

wild_er_ness's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Sexual assault