Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

22 reviews

alanna23's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Bullying, and Body shaming

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Grief, and Infidelity

tbrxinfinity's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Murder, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Alcohol

siobhanward's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

 So this book went in a totally different direction than j thought it would... It definitely wasn’t what I expected after reading the description, but I enjoyed it. Daphne was a decent character, but like lots of books, I would have enjoyed spending more time with other characters besides her. I also think the book just kind of ended without really tying up all the loose ends? I wish we had gotten more of an extended ending where we could have found out more about what happened and how things wound up for the other characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Murder

elle_laine's review

lighthearted mysterious medium-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: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Bullying

jamiejanae_6's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Classism, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

carlieknudsen13's review

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Death

clairebinkley's review

lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming

iamthelizardqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

Not what I thought it was going to be but amazing nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Violence, and Suicide attempt

imzadi481's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

I know I say this all the time, but I feel like it's important for you to know: I never read the synopsis of a book. Judging by the cover, I was expecting some kind of chick-lit or full-on romance novel.  It turned out to be part chick-lit, part mystery.

What starts as a story about a fat (don't come for me; I'm fat and I don't think it's a dirty word!) influencer who reconnects with an old friend while also meeting a new man, turns into a cheesy mystery. Cheesy, but fun. I couldn't really take this story seriously, but I didn't see it as a negative. It kept me hooked and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The narrator, Danielle MacDonald, was really good.

Make sure to check trigger warnings, especially about fatphobia and fat-shaming.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

shoffman1's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship