Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

27 reviews

kstericker's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Infertility, Sexual assault, Rape, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Classism, and Racism

Minor: Abortion, Racial slurs, and Cannibalism

bridgetwillson's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad 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? Yes

4.5

This book was very upsetting and hard to read at times. Overall sense of hopelessness. That being said, it was something I needed to read, and the fictional narrative made it gripping and fast paced

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Animal death, Physical abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Violence

moon_dude's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Infertility

emmablue's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

i really thought this was gonna be my new fav :(

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, Animal death, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Infertility, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Racism, Infidelity, Vomit, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Cancer, Abortion, Homophobia, and Blood

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Rape, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, Racism, and Eating disorder

Minor: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

varielble's review against another edition

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Infertility

Moderate: Rape and Miscarriage

sherrybomb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

It took me a while to warm up to the book, which may be partly due to the narrator but I stuck with it and enjoyed it on the whole. 
It was quite harrowing and the were some moments the story took a worrying turn but I liked how it turned out. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

kchin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Infertility, Bullying, and Animal cruelty

ye_li's review

dark informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Rape, Eating disorder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs

alexchig's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

The premise of this book is so unusual yet the message is really far-reaching. Just as in The Book of Form and Emptiness, Ruth Ozeki infused the story with so much social commentary that I was left with a lot to think about afterwards. The characters were diverse and complex, with all of them having different outlooks on life largely due to their social and cultural backgrounds. Some moments were extremely traumatic and had me on the verge of tears which I didn't expect due to the rather lighthearted beginning. I listened to the audiobook and found that Ruth narrated in a very engaging way, taking on different voices and accents depending on the character. I'm thoroughly impressed by what I've read from her so far, looking forward to more! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Racism