Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Beloved by Toni Morrison

219 reviews

orange_chocolate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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: Child death and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

m1nature's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A tough, but important read.
Intense and disturbing, but most of all full of truth.

It's not a book I would recommend to everyone, and it's not one I particularly enjoyed (although the writing was beautiful), but it's a story that made me think and consider how different decisions can be when life has been lived in a context that is so far flung from my own.

Thought provoking and moving and important.

Please make note of the trigger warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Child abuse, Violence, Child death, Racism, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Death, Vomit, Misogyny, Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, Physical abuse, Murder, Animal death, and Blood

ehwesson's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book was very heavy but a good rood. I am glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Racism, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Hate crime

Minor: Cursing and Abortion

tarajsharma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

Absolute tour de force of a book. So well-written. Extremely confronting, but a really important story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, and Racism

ppr_bck_rdr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

bonnie9595's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

I feel a bit like I've been punched in the face, but like in a good way? For a long time, 100s of pages, I was confused and struggling with this book, but in the end it has left me feeling something almost peaceful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Murder, Rape, Racism, Child death, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Death

madyreadsig's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Slavery, Death, and Violence

pine_rhyme's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal cruelty, Child death, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

eslsilver's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Slavery, and Rape

realesttorturedpoet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Gun violence, Child death, Sexual violence, Death, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Racism, and Torture