Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

167 reviews

thatone2112's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcoholism and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Death

catmisae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

If you’re wanting to read a frequently banned or challenged book but don’t want to be depressed out of your mind, I would recommend looking elsewhere. But if you’re okay with a sad read this will probably be worth your time. 

This is only the second book I’ve read by Toni Morrison, but her writing style really resonates with me. With any other author, I think the use of the Dick and Jane passage as a framing device would have come off as really ham fisted, but Morrison pulls it off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Pedophilia

librarycowboy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Rape, and Incest

Moderate: Bullying, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, and Death of parent

soyabeanos's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Rape

corriejn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Excrement, and Miscarriage

alspacedout's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Animal death, Bullying, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Excrement

skele_queen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

Short yet Morrison never misses. The prose is just the right balance of metaphor and directness and the content is hard to stomach but important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism and Classism

antoniafang's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Animal death

alicyagrace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Incest, Death, Child abuse, and Alcohol

rsagarin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death of parent, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Classism, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Violence