Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

101 reviews

shoshin's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I read this book for two reading challenges: one covering women who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the other for reading banned books.

I can see why this book has been banned, and while I'm very much against banning books, this one would need careful and thoughtful discussion with teens who read it. I was especially disturbed by

the sympathetic way Morrison portrayed Charlie, who raped and impregnated his 11-year-old daughter and was portrayed a merely being swept up in the moment because his daughter reminded him of his wife when they first met

. On the whole, I wasn't all that impressed with the book. Morrison has an afterword in which she expresses her own dissatisfaction with how it was received vs what her goals were in writing it. Knowing her goals, I see what she was trying to do, but ultimately agree with her later-in-life assessment that she missed the mark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Racism, Incest, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Bullying, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Child death

kiara_seoul's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

4.75

There’s one sentence to say: Can you believe that something so beautifully written and heart wrenching is a debut novel? And it shows.

I’ll be honest, the only reason this book doesn’t have a 5 star rating is because I thought it was slow-paced. The beginning really showcases this, and if my teacher hadn’t given it to me, I may have quit. But I’m glad I stuck with it because this book is beautiful and one of the best books I’ve ever read. The part where we learn about Pecola’s parents' lives and the ending was extremely heartbreaking.

Toni Morrison deserved that Nobel Prize. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Incest, Miscarriage, and Rape

noahsingh's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Miscarriage

maya_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Miscarriage

chaazzz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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: Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Violence

alexreadsbooks93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Racism

cereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

bimbo_andthe_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

too many things to say, full review on my blog

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Rape, Hate crime, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Pedophilia, Incest, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

tannisahermansyah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

I absolutely loved this. I found the subject matter challenging but very reflective. I also found the prose a little challenging at times but I will get better at comprehension. It really makes you think about what beauty means and how you use it to construct your identity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

emicrk's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Child death, Incest, Sexual violence, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Vomit and Miscarriage