Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Sula by Toni Morrison

28 reviews

bookedbymadeline's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

As always with Morrison, the writing was beautiful and lyrical. The characters are complex, and I loved seeing parallels between Sula and her mother, Hannah, as the story progresses.

The book is emotional and disturbing, but it’s an interesting look at how two women’s   lives intertwine and diverge through their actions and choices.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical trauma, Child abuse, Blood, and Child death

Minor: War and Rape

ginameix's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Child death, Grief, Infidelity, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

funmilayo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Police brutality

deezy's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Racial slurs, and Medical trauma

Minor: Antisemitism and Islamophobia

fionac326's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Dementia

tylawrencium's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief