Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Hole by Pyun Hye-young

4 reviews

ominousspectre's review against another edition

3.0

Hmm I think this is extremely well written but mis-marketed (?).

On one hand, a very well written account of grief and reckoning with your life changing forever with circumstances out of your control. Reckoning with being completely dependent on another person in the purest sense. It succeeds well in this.

Where I think is flounders just a bit is the mystery aspect. I wasn't surprised to learn Oghi was a bad person, the

cheating

was predictable. The beginning with the white figure and later the hole gave ideas of something more sinister that never really came to be. I craved more in that aspect, but that would make it a very different book I suppose.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Ableism

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Racism, Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

bookishcori's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Confinement

Moderate: Infertility and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity

charleyroxy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Excrement, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Torture