Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Beloved by Toni Morrison

117 reviews

laraamaee's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It’s a crime that this is my first proper Toni Morrison read. I’ve been wanting to read Beloved for years, having heard so much about it, but put it off because of the dark/heavy subject matter.

I finally got round to it by doing a buddy read, and after about 50 pages, I couldn’t put it down.

Morrison is a master of storytelling, of deftly weaving the webs of the past & present together to create an unchronological unfolding of horror. Beloved is haunting, violent, mysterious. The trauma of slavery bleeds through the entire book, which makes it very hard to swallow (especially as it’s based on the true story of Margaret Garner). But since America was basically founded on slavery…Morrison’s work is an essential read.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

amberwinsor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

Def deserves more stars but some of it was over my head 🫣

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

doctorjessie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Slavery

koenjanssen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Murder

mattyb's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

jayasilog's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

4.75

heavy read but so captivating - listened with audiobook read by morrison and made it so vivid!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Murder, and Pregnancy

literaryinluv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Abortion, and Gaslighting

divyareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Slavery

megansoetaert's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

such a masterpiece. this is my first time reading toni morrison’s work & now i can’t wait to read more. her writing is so lyrical without ever being pretentious & she portrays inner thoughts and reflections so well. i feel like i’ll be thinking about this story for a minute.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Murder