Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Beloved by Toni Morrison

190 reviews

lindalou22's review against another edition

4.5

It’s powerful, full of Black history and the ghosts that haunt us all. Vivid, shining, and sad. Underneath all the words is the shifting stream of emotional pain and an endless well of love. I found this book in the poetry category of Libby and I think it’s aptly filed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

mossgoblins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual assault

tetedump's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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: Child death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, War, Torture, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Racism

marlene_wp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Slavery, Racism, Torture, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: War and Sexual violence

treyberry12's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Violence, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Grief, Rape, and Physical abuse

unicornmistyy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is winding, terrifying, haunting -it's a truly impressive form of literary art that manages to combine magical realism with gut-wrenching depictions of brutality and trauma. Toni Morrison's writing is deeply lyrical and meandering, as though you are wandering through a landscape that is both dream and reality. I'm glad to have read this, yet also glad to put it back on my shelf. While Toni Morrison's works are objectively great literature, I cannot candidly say that they are enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual violence

juicytimm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

absolutely brutal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Child death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Slavery

earlygrey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence

dora_w3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Racial slurs, Torture, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Pregnancy, and Child death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

wornpagesandendlesscoffey's review against another edition

While I am absolutely certain that this book is phenomenal, it is not one that I was able to get through unfortunately. I was aware going in that child loss was a theme, but I was wholly unprepared for the way that that seem would play out within pages of this book. I will absolutely try another of this authors books at a later date. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Blood, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Incest, Murder, and Slavery