Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

58 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

I loved this book.  It had some of my favorite elements:  dual time lines, interesting history, flawed people.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Addiction, Grief, Racism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Biphobia, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

achay91's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

bethancy's review against another edition

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

Loved it. Such a rich story with great characters and brilliant writing. I finished it and wanted to read it again straight away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Rape

briaarnese's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Rape, Murder, Grief, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Colonisation, and Abandonment

annabulkowski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death, Cancer, Biphobia, Addiction, Rape, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Slavery, Outing, Murder, Homophobia, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism, Child death, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Racism, and Misogyny

neniacorcoran's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Rape, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

tanyafrey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Sexual harassment and Rape

thehmkane's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racism, Police brutality, Colonisation, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Grief, Biphobia, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Classism

meganrosa's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

wellreadmegs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

"Untold stories shape people's lives both when they are withheld and when they are revealed." 

Black Cake is a multigenerational story about family, identity, and parenthood. It spans different continents and different countries. 

Things i liked: Multiple POVs, short chapters, the weaving of stories, and learning more about Caribbean and Chinese cultures. 

Things that I didn't love: how slow-moving the first 100 pages of the book was. A lot of descriptions of water and lot of characters to learn in the beginning. 

Read this if you enjoy: complicated family dynamics, second-chances, coming-of-age stories. Overall I thought the book was beautifully written and the second half of the book really picked up. The way characters were introduced was clever and kept you guessing. I thought the ending was wrapped together nicely and I felt at peace with it. It's always interesting to think about your parents' life before you were born. It's something none of us can fully fathom. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Slavery, Death of parent, and Racism