Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

304 reviews

baghaii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Alcohol

Minor: Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, and Rape

clpaige's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Murder

shantellelandry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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: Rape

schausjk's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Biphobia, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Misogyny

specklecommittee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Captivating story. Murder mystery with character experiences that reminded me of my own Jamaican-British/American family.  Appreciated the queer representation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Police brutality, Death of parent, Cancer, Biphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Rape

3littlewordz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

What a beautiful, haunting story. Multiple POVs but it flowed so well that I never felt lost. I have a special affinity for the black cake at the center of the story and have baked it many times over the years with my mother and always knew it was special even when it took all day. This story illustrates the shared experience of so many Caribbean descendants. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Abandonment, Murder, and Sexual assault

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Murder, Sexism, Death of parent, Rape, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Death, and Homophobia

Forced adoption

pj91's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

shantellelandry's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

Absolutely LOVED this book. Excited to watch the show

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Racism