Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Hjem by Toni Morrison

27 reviews

sweetearlgrey's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-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

Toni Morrison is certainly the most humanist writer I have ever read. Although her characters partake in some disgusting acts, she does not pass any judgement on them. She also weaves these two narratives together so well, with the stories connecting to the overall theme beautifully. Despite the shortness of this novella, she manages to bring up so many different societal issues and to write characters that are quite three dimensional. While I prefer her longer works, Home still has the heart that I expect from a Toni Morrison novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, and War

jaan's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.5

Short, but a really powerful book. And sad. Circular narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Medical trauma

Moderate: Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism

Be warned that this book deals explicitly with eugenics, post-traumatic stress disorder (Frank is a Black veteran returning from Korea), child neglect, and violently racist institutions and behaviors in Jim Crow America. Lynchings are mentioned briefly throughout and graphically described towards the end.

aparizo704's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

Homecoming as a lived experience, rather than a familiar destination. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, Medical trauma, and War

emzireads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

ajlct's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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

3.5

This one's squarely in the 'glad I read it, but probably will never read it again' category. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Abortion and Alcoholism

marthadude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Violence, and War

rkorevenge'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Everything Toni Morrison has ever written should be mandatory reading. Check trigger warnings- very heavy content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, War, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Classism

andthereishappiness's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Medical trauma

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Racism, Mental illness, War, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Police brutality, Blood, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship

hairybean's review against another edition

4.0

Very difficult themes (heed the trigger warnings), beautifully written. Two unmoored characters having to face such adversity without and within, building a home for themselves in spite of everything. The ending was really beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma