Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

21 reviews

lexi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This was very well written, and is also very real (as the title claims), but also very depressing. The ending kind of felt like getting punched.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Grief