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a1exander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Excrement, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
lindseyas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
bearsiies's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
readingwithgoose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
emrockwell14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, and Blood
tallerding's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Now, are the themes explored here very important, and are the events that take place absolutely vile? Yes times 100. But I found myself truly not caring. These characters did not at all feel real to me, and I couldn’t tell you one defining characteristic that makes one different from another. What happens to Pecola? Absolutely disgusting. But I didn’t care. And as a survivor of SA, that hurts me to say. But she didn’t feel real, so the act didn’t feel real, despite all the gory details.
Morrison has a way with words, she really does. She can certainly paint a picture that will stay with you for a lifetime. But the character development was so lacking that I didn’t care what happened to the characters. And I don’t have enough big brain energy for all the reading between the lines that I feel her work requires.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Slavery and Religious bigotry
Minor: Gun violence and Miscarriage
vvaanneessssaa's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
maaaaccccc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
willschlesinger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Child death