Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

10 reviews

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

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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

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. 

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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

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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

djpizza's review against another edition

challenging funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Gore, and Rape

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Infertility

Minor: Gaslighting and Infidelity

funnylittlejester's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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

5.0

I absolutely adored this book. A five star that book that deserves it, not for being someone’s favorite book or very informative, but just a genuinely engaging piece of media that left me thinking and wanting more everytime I put it down.
God, Ozeki kept making new, lovable characters and I loved how everyone’s stories tied together and how it flowed. I wish Akiko got a bit more time because it was mainly Jane driven but I loved it all so so so much definitely one of my top books of the year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

amymcphrsn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

tilla's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

This novel was thought provoking, disturbing and made me slightly nauseous at times. I didn't know exactly what I went into when picking it up but I am glad I read it. It is a scathing criticism of the meat industry and the commercial industry as well wrapped up in characters I ended up connecting with. 
I would recommend reading the trigger warnings as after the halfway point it becomes difficult at times to read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder

marplellous's review

challenging dark emotional fast-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

5.0

i am mesmerised to find everything that made me love a tale for the time being already present in ozeki‘s debut: a search for humanity and compassion, spanning languages, continents, and oceans - all set up against the backdrop of the modern meat industry and its cruel practices.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, and Miscarriage

Minor: Cancer and Cannibalism

jazzeeazz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book. Honestly expect to question your whole life and everything you have ever believed. The story bluntly and satirically plays on the media and its objectification of women. Jane's complex identity contrasting with the factual, documentary-esque writing connects you to the character and all of her hardships. Jane's journey, and her slow realization that she is obligated to portray the truth, builds this idea of having a purpose in life, no matter how late into it. The addition of Akiko blended in with the introduction of the wives, and tied her to their stories from the beginning. Nothing was surprising necessarily, but it was satisfying (not in a way that you expect what's coming). Each plot point and choice beautifully developed the characters and themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Animal cruelty

callylines's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Rape, Animal death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Sexism