Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

313 reviews

books_withblooms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

skylover's review against another edition

time jumping around, numerous nicknames for characters, and language for book was too short or dense for me (no emotional depth).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

haleysversion's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

annamay1021's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape and Terminal illness

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

“I have lived long enough to see that my life has been determined, not only by the meanness of others, but also by the kindness of others, and their willingness to listen.” 

 

Estranged siblings, Benny and Byron, are brought back together by the death of their mother and the mysterious recording she’s left them. In it, she shares her untold story and offers one last traditional black cake for the siblings to share “when the time is right”. 

 

This saga is painful yet delightful as it examines the trauma one family endures across generations. In some ways it felt like a collection of short stories, with different layers added oh slow slowly throughout the whole novel. I absolutely loved how Wilkerson let the the reader in only a little bit at a time. 

 

Black Cake is an ode to the Caribbean, food, swimming, love, loss, and familial ties. I really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

milliemillz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Rape

jj_tj's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, and Murder

amgarrido's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-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? N/A

5.0

Delectable; appeals to every sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape