Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

342 reviews

rainbow1005's review

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

skele_queen's review against another edition

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

Short yet Morrison never misses. The prose is just the right balance of metaphor and directness and the content is hard to stomach but important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism and Classism

sleepy_stardust's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Abandonment, and Incest

Moderate: Grief

mayala6's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs

Minor: Child death

jellter's review against another edition

informative sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

boop123's review

emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

 Man I teared up when reading the author’s note… finding out that a schoolmate of hers wanted to have blue eyes which led her to the creation of this book really devastated me but at the same time, truly reflects the reality of beauty standards during that era and how prevalent the importance of resembling a white person is considered beautiful. It was heartbreaking and melancholic but the writing was so beautifully written. The fact that this was Toni Morrison’s debut and she immediately came out with this banger is crazy like her literary achievements are definitely well-deserved. 

I also like how the book focused on different characters but still connected with Pecola and how it altered her perception of beauty towards herself and others. This was an interesting writing decision but I liked how fleshed out the characters and simultaneously provides a backdrop to its reality. Different characters throughout the book constantly referred to Pecola as ugly and you can tell that even Pecola herself believed and internalized that. Even towards the end when Pecola wanted to have the bluest eyes because she kept on comparing them to other girls who have them. The ending was just so tragic and saddening but the way it was written was eloquent and compelling to read. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness and Physical abuse

ematorcato04's review against another edition

I genuinely feel like i cannot rate this. it was extremely difficult to read and made me feel so disgusted but the topics are so important and the writing is perfect i just idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

melissa_cosgrove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

antoniafang's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Animal death

daniellelikesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Incest, Pregnancy, and Rape