Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

10 reviews

aduran037's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Addiction, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Rape, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Incest, Classism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexual assault

ashmasta13's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Slavery

heatherchrisman's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Incest, Rape, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Racism

penofpossibilities's review against another edition

dark sad

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Rape, Colonisation, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Sexual violence, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Animal death, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Slavery

Minor: Gun violence and Miscarriage

grboph's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This was quite the read. It was definitely one of the most heartbreaking stories I've ever read, and the characters were fully fleshed out and even the more insignificant ones played important roles. Morrison's writing is so beautiful and engaging that despite how heavy this book is, it made me want to read more of her books as soon as I can. I would recommend this book to just about anyone out there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Incest, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Slavery

narbine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Bullying, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Incest

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Religious bigotry, Slavery, Grief, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship

noahsingh's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Miscarriage

cereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

kierscrivener's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

 "How the demonization of an entire race can take root in the most vulnerable"

Telling the story of Pecola and the characters around her, how the impact of racism causes broken families and shame.

It is an important and traumatizing story that confronts beauty standards, sexual trauma/violence, abuse and racism head on. Interspersed with outtakes of mid century children's books that further show the alienation between what White America viewed America as and the reality that Black and other marginalized group lived. How ignorance and supremacy wreck people, families and individuals. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Abortion

gingermouse's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This is an emotionally difficult read in places but it's a great book. Moving, sad and eye-opening (If you're white and/Or non-American)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Rape

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Slavery