Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia

8 reviews

trippalli's review

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

Well written but heartbreaking. Violent and full of triggers, this is set in a high school about a modern day issue that is terrifying and sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Child death, Torture, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder

xangemthelibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Cat is so precious. And so is Jeffery. It is so hard to see people trying to navigate bullying and hatred.

I actually really liked this alternate reality kind of horror universe where the popular kids look like normal humans and the outcasts like Cat look strange and inhuman. I like how the Outcasts outer forms matched how Cat described their human selves too. I like the theme of looking human not necessarily equalling acting human. And I honestly think that the ending fit this story so incredibly well. 

I love it. What a great story to kick off 2023.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Eating disorder

sammba's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

It is a well written book that's content will stay in my mind for a long time.  I caught on to the mystery about 1/3 of the way through and continued reading hoping that I was wrong. The whole story is heartbreaking.

I would NOT recommend his book for teens or label it as YA (see content/trigger warnings). It is NOT for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Murder, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

This was a very dark and strange little novel and I'm still not really sure how I felt about it. The writing is so atmospheric and some of the imagery will probably stick with me forever, but a lot of it didn't really feel like it meant anything. Considering the heavy nature of the real life topic involved I wish the book had had more to say than like "bad things are bad".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

stonams's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Violence, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Torture, and Eating disorder

Minor: Animal death and Mental illness

halliewinschuh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder

booksdogsandcoffee's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Thank you storygram tour for an early copy in exchange for an honest review. 

Cat has become a monster. She and other students are stuck inside their high school, some are also changing into monsters while others stay human, all the while something is hunting them down. They don’t know what, but Cat’s memories are the key to why they are all there and more importantly, a way out. 

I’m going to start this off with this book is not for everyone. It deals with A LOT of very heavy topics(see cw bellow) but it made you think and feel and cry.  It was heart breaking and realistic. It isn’t the story that many of us want to read right now but one that I personally believe needs to be told. Especially with the topics that are covered. 

Cw:
Bullying
Gore
Violence
Animals killed
Classist 
Hanging
Sexual assault
Trauma 
Mental health
Eating disorder




This is a spoiler for the plot but must be mentioned. 
Spoiler

Underage pornography mentioned
School shooting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Classism, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Animal death, Gun violence, and Body horror

Minor: Eating disorder

btwnprintedpgs's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Eating disorder