Reviews tagging 'Death'

The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

7 reviews

jazful's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Confinement, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Classism, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Colonisation, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Bullying, and Colonisation

pitts1ef's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Child death, Infertility, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Death, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Minor: Vomit, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Racism, Violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Rape

machenn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Abortion, Sexual content, Death, Miscarriage, Vomit, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy

moniipeters's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Death, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Confinement, and Cursing

_theliteraturevillian_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

It is very clear that Mrs.Johnson does VERY THROUGH research when writing historical fiction and are we not truly thankful for that? 

Again, I am stunned. ‘Yellow Wife’ made me a fan but ‘The House of Eve’ has made me a Stan 😩. This story was beautiful, but heartbreaking. I felt for Eleanor but Ruby, I wanted to embrace her in a way her mother couldn’t. 

This has been my best read so far this year. Can’t wait for what Mrs.Johnson has in store for us next…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Abortion, Abandonment, Classism, Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

mermaidreads's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

This book made me feel anger for the black women and how they were treated during this time. 1950 not even 100 years ago.

The story ended how I expected, but the emotions of Elenor engulfed me and the rage toward William and his mother made me wishing she would escape it all with Bernie instead. I suppose her one sided view biased me as William was just hurt and human. I’m glad Rose came around, but it damn took long enough. Ruby’s story was traumatic and sad, I’m glad her dream to go to college and be an optometrist worked out, but at such great expense it was unfair. I hated shimmy’s mom and that house was horrific. I had no idea those were real places.

Overall a great book, with a hard look into the racist past of our country. Racism that is unfortunately still very present. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

shawnna_reads2's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Classism, Death, Abortion, Blood, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Racism, and Self harm

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Addiction, and Alcohol