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The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty by Amanda Filipacchi
4 reviews
asleepyreader's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Suicide
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Pedophilia
mikaelawms's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I couldn’t tell what was satire and what was supposed to be serious. All the dialogue felt clunky and unnatural
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Fatphobia
maia_ep's review
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-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? Yes
3.75
i really liked this reflection on beauty and strong friendship and some of the passages really hit home in a big way for me (especially as someone who's life experiences mirror Lily's rather than Barb's)
filipacchi's satire was effective: barb was frustratingly ignorant and thoughtless at times, in contrast to lily's deep obsession and futile yearning and it just read extremely true to life while being so overwhelmingly big
i did feel like it was lacking some nuance on beauty standards and fatness in the mid-2010s. i was surprised to find out the book was published in 2015, i would have placed it 10 years earlier. it specifically ventures into some very heavy fatphobia at the beginning of the novel.
filipacchi's satire was effective: barb was frustratingly ignorant and thoughtless at times, in contrast to lily's deep obsession and futile yearning and it just read extremely true to life while being so overwhelmingly big
i did feel like it was lacking some nuance on beauty standards and fatness in the mid-2010s. i was surprised to find out the book was published in 2015, i would have placed it 10 years earlier. it specifically ventures into some very heavy fatphobia at the beginning of the novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Fatphobia and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Pedophilia
carolinesterr's review
2.0
Interesting concept but a few things felt “off.” It was a social commentary on societal beauty standards, a murder mystery, and a romance all at once. Would have liked a bit more care in the language describing characters who don’t meet societal beauty standards, rather than “ugly” since a message of the book was that society has created a standard that harms everyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Rape
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