Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

32 reviews

ryanbada's review

challenging emotional informative lighthearted reflective sad tense 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: Grief, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Death, Drug use, Slavery, Sexual content, Addiction, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Miscarriage

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

challenging emotional 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: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

celesteleila's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is the best book I ever read. This story was one that I wish I had had all my life. As a woman descended from the South, this book song to me, angered me, and drew tears from a faraway place in my soul. Jeffers is the kind of writer that knows how to paint a visual with her words and engross the reader with story. Love Songs soared through time effortlessly, sharing stories long lost waiting to be uncovered by the curious. This book, this story, this family …. timeless. Read it prepared to think, grieve and listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Drug abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Grief, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism

qqjj's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Death of parent, Homophobia, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Incest, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Abortion, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Drug abuse, Child death, and Violence

chaptersbydani's review

dark emotional informative reflective

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Bullying, Death, Addiction, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Pregnancy, Rape, Death of parent, Murder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual content, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

jennikreads's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Misogyny, and Violence

katievh's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Slavery, Infidelity, and Misogyny

ashleysbookthoughts's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I have not seen a single bad (or honestly, less than stellar) review of this book. And this review won’t be either. 

WOW. This book is exquisite. 

Jeffers is a poet, but damn she can write fiction! It’s incredible that this is her debut novel. How did she make an 800 page multigenerational saga a page turner? How, after 800 pages, am I devastated that I have to leave Ailey Pearl Garfield and her family behind?

I really don’t have any more to say, because if this book isn’t on your TBR, what are you even doing? Don’t be intimidated by it’s length. It’s perfect. It’s epic. It’s heartbreaking. And it’s oh so necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Grief

franklola's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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: Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Physical abuse, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Confinement, Drug use, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and War

charleshasalibrary's review

challenging reflective sad slow-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

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Slavery, and Trafficking