Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

151 reviews

zsyh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

ashbeth2011's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

scatterbrainedbookworm's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault

wasabiapple's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death and Miscarriage

kaynova's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

this was heartbreaking and devastating. i'm not sure i'll read this book again, but i have to say toni morrison's way of humanizing villains that you start to question your own self is a power! the contempt for young girls, thinking they play a role into being assaulted and raped or the revolting minds of the man who abuse and assaulted these young girls was dark, honest, and horrifying. nothing has changed from this book being written in 1962 to now of 2024 as many black people, specifically black girls wish to be something else. yearning for an identity that was never meant for them yet is the beauty standard. toni morrison was beyond her time, beyond her intelligence when she made this her debut novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

cadams93's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful. Haunting. Incredibly insightful Afterword as well. It’s a classic for a reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage

jocelyn_t's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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 love the premise of this book. Especially reading from the perspective of a poc woman it’s easy to spot the similarities that seem to be universal for people of colour. However, a black womans identity being represented through the characters AND the author allowed me to gain access to a new perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Abandonment

bookslut007's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

sydneyrose18's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

dianna_gg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault