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Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

72 reviews

booksbeyondthebinary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

This is a coming-of-age story that is told so poetically that it had me invested in the lives of these characters from start to finish.

Our titular character, Betty, inspired by the authors mother, navigates growing up in a household of 6 children, including herself. Her father is Cherokee and her mother is white, making their approach to Betty, who resembles her dad in more than just her appearance, hard to witness at times, especially with her mom.

Her unique relationships with each of her siblings is interesting as well. When you have that many children in one family who are all unique in their own ways, it can cause for tension as each one is navigating finding themselves through their adolescence.

An aspect of this book that was hard to read detailed experiences of child rape and incest. Mcdaniels was able to navigate those topics and the impact that they had on the characters in a way that I think few authors are able to do, which is a compliment to her writing ability.

The relationship that Betty has with her father is something that had be genuinely sobbing through the last few chapters. My eyes were red as I finished the book and tried to go to sleep last night, trying to unpack my feelings about this book.

I will be thinking about this book for a very long time and, if you are in a space where you are able to read this book with it’s tough content, I’d highly recommend it.

Content warnings: racism, misogyny, rape, abuse (physical and mental), animal cruelty, corporal punishment, attempted suicide, murder, and depictions of extreme poverty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Child death, Animal death, Child abuse, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Misogyny

bookshelfindulgence's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, and Xenophobia

helloitsjulz's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

This book was almost perfect, and I believe it will become a modern classic. I think it needed an editor in a few parts - the bible versus and the newspaper didn't work for me. I also felt that there were a few times where McDaniel qualified the absolute bombs she was dropping. Say it with your chest!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Child abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Self harm, Blood, Drug abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

zaracampbell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Possibly the most beautiful prose I have ever read. Easily in my top 3 books ever. 

Grappled with some very dark themes with authenticity and honesty. A testament to the raw and inherent strength of women, even more so in a time period that discredited their power.

I never wanted this book to end. It was one of those books where you want to highlight everything and commit it to memory so you never let the words leave you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Self harm, Racism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Grief, Physical abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Blood, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

dws's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Ableism, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Pedophilia, Racism, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pregnancy

ienbdri's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

i read a little life in july and betty was still the worst and best and hardest book to read this year. pls check trigger warnings beforehand though (:

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Racism, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Homophobia, Misogyny, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

eaird's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Murder, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Racism, Racial slurs, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Incest, Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Death, Drug use, Classism, and Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse

amspen's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Bullying, Child death, Sexism, and Violence

sixtinelys's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

It was so well written and hard and beautiful, but it felt really long sometimes and that got me in a bit of a reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abortion, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Incest

rosies_book_shelf's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Violence, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Child death