Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

6 reviews

frenandjen's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Racism, Pregnancy, Medical content, Infertility, Racial slurs, Child death, Blood, Abortion, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Slavery, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

reutermiriam's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child abuse

sugarcainn's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Racism, and Violence

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

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

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