Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

My Riot by Rick Spears

10 reviews

ssssally's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Nice little coming of age graphic novel. The final page felt  peaceful :3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Violence

lavenderbtcpodcast's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

I'm listening to women of skin head music and reggae skinhead. This book got me in an angsty mood in the best way. The ending was so normal it just made sense. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Blood, Drug use, and Violence

sloppytoppy's review

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Ableism

stephmcoakley's review

challenging hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Violence, Bullying, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Sexual content

robinks's review

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

I enjoyed this historical fiction account of a riot grrrl band. I also loved the illustrations and color scheme. It dragged a bit at the end, and it bothers me that it was written by a man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cursing, Violence, Racism, Eating disorder, Blood, and Abortion

Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

carleesi's review

Nothing quite like knowing a book isn’t for you when you’re not even 20 pages in and the very skinny main character is subjected to and frequently repeats fatphobia and pro ED discourse. No nuance at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Eating disorder

brogan7's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

3.0

The art in this book is beautiful...the expressions, the body language, the overall look of it.
On the more down-side, I felt I was looking for content in this book...what are the young women angry about? What are they articulating as counter-culture?  I think young punk rocker women in the 90s had lots to say, and I wanted a reflection of that in this piece of fiction.
It also disappointed me that the girls were portrayed as essentially without talent...it was about screaming/acting out/daring to perform without enough practice....but I wanted them to be a force to be reckoned with, just as talented, accomplished and rehearsed as the boys.
Ok final point: I was disappointed that the friendship between the girls was not developed...they spent so much time on the love interests and really didn't develop the personalities of the girls.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Body shaming

mossybean's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

I loved this book, it made me cry. (That’s always the marking of a good book). I’ve recently gotten into researching the history of punk music and culture, so I read this at the perfect time. An all-girl punk band? Yes please! There was such raw, empowering energy to this story that swept me along right to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Eating disorder

jessidee's review

emotional lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

pleigh02's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Minor: Abortion