Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Forever... by Judy Blume

10 reviews

chickaboogawah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Fatphobia

bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death

Minor: Fatphobia

fluffy1st's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia and Death

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Abortion

the_bookroyal's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

To this day 18 years later, I still can't take the name Ralph seriously. All because of this book.

Also I kind of want a story about Erica and Artie...at least Artie

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

I haven't read this book since I was like 11. I forgot (or didn't recognize) how creepy/predatory Michael's behaviour was. Multiple times Kathrine says she's uncomfortable with something and he says he doesn't care and continues on, like the first few times they were getting hot and heavy. Once she asks him to leave while she changes and he talks her into letting him stay. That he'd just watch from afar. Then he ends up approaching her and gropes her chest. Would have gone farther if her sister didn't interrupt. If anything I feel like the majority of their "relationship" is coerced consent. So please be aware if that is triggering to you. I marked "homophobia" as a CW because while it wasn't spoken on page necessarily, I believe Artie may have been gay or at least queer in some way which may have led to his attempt. I think. Maybe internalized homophobia, idk. There's quite a bit to unpack with his character.

linddykal's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, and Drug use

lauren717's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Alcohol, Death, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

Minor: Grief, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Vomit

gracevstaff's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

nitya's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

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

2.0

Read for my MLIS elective

I really don't know how to feel about this book tbh. But I understand why it's banned/challenged a LOT and the significant contributions Blume made to the YA genre. It's a work that openly discusses and depicts (as realistically as someone can) safe sex, birth control, Planned Parenthood (which doesn't kill babies @ Republicans), and teenagers being, well, teenagers, so I won't hate on it too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fatphobia and Infidelity

Minor: Death

macklin's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Definitely dated but also very easy to see why this was so groundbreaking. I remember being 14/15 and reading every book I could get my hands one that had sexual content  in it because I was so curious and all of them were kind of terrible. Fantasy with frankly nonhuman sex and a lot of rape. I would have read this book over and over again if I had found it at that age. I did not really like the characters though found them very realistic. Not into the fatphobia and Michael being so pushy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fatphobia