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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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism
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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Excrement, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
moonlitemuseum'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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault
torihope98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism and Racial slurs
hapikohw'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
4.0
Pecola Breedlove, there are many of you. Many failed. May we fail many others no more.
Toni Morrison, may you rest in peace and power. You completed everything you hoped to in your foreword.
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
schwartzdns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Rape
soyb3an's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
snowiceblackfruit77'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
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: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Ableism and Animal cruelty
afroheaux'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
I love Toni Morrison's style of prose, fusing poetry with narrative to show truth. The structure of the book was more so to showcase various lives of Black people and how those lives lived impact their actions. Pecola and her family are described by themselves and the world around them, but the narrative questions that label. What does it mean to be beautiful? What makes one desirable and one not and how does that affect their life outcomes? This book puts you into the skin of the forgotten, ruined, abandoned, and wicked. It can get ugly at times. That's the truth of it all, though. Morrison does not shy away from it one bit and it pays off in spades. I'm going to be thinking about this book for a long time.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racism, and Rape