A review by bridgetwillson
My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

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

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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