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_jasper_394's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, and Child death
kanj1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Pedophilia
torismazarine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Animal death, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Sexism, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence
thatone2112's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, and Body shaming
Moderate: Alcoholism and Classism
Minor: Death of parent and Death
librarycowboy's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Rape, and Incest
Moderate: Bullying, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, and Death of parent
rsagarin's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death of parent, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Classism, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Violence
emerentina's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Sexual assault, Incest, Racism, Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Grief, and Mental illness
dannymonty'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Incest, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Excrement
silver_lining_in_a_book's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Love is never any better than the lover. Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but the love of a free man is never safe. There is no gift for the beloved. The lover alone possesses his gift of love. The loved one is shorn, neutralized, frozen in the glare of the lover’s inward eye.
I think the quote above speaks for itself. There is no wonder that Toni Morrison is so beloved amongst both book readers and those who do not tend to read quite as often. This book is so moving, striking and shocking. Being Morrison's debut novel, I get the sense that she has not yet come into herself as a writer, but the writing is gorgeous nonetheless and accomplishes exactly what the author sets off to achieve from the start (according to the author's note). For the time in which it is written, this book and its narrative are exceptionally innovative, the language is exciting and memorable, and the characters are multidimensional and complex.
Overall, I am disappointed that I did not read this sooner. Morrison is an absolute treasure!
Graphic: Excrement, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Racism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Addiction, Mental illness, Classism, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Child abuse, Bullying, Misogyny, Incest, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, and Hate crime
lizcheyenne's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Body shaming
Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Ableism and Animal cruelty