Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

172 reviews

samants's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

A heartbreaking story of generational trauma, racial self-loathing, and the destruction of societal beauty standards. Read this one quickly but will be thinking about it for a while. A hard read but an important one.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

kemrick19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

lockg6704's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

As always incredible writing and incredibly impactful and challenging 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Racism, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

hconstable's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

I thought this book was going to be commentary on the social issues and racism plaguing the Black community.  But this book, frankly, was gross.  This book's purpose at times seemed to just want to talk about bodily functions, animal abuse, and sexual activity including incest and rape.  I just don't understand what literary value this book is supposed to have because I found none.  I wish I could get the hours back that I spent reading it.  I feel gross and in need of a shower.  If the desire was to make Black men seem ignorant, worthless and violent, it succeeded.  I'm too embarrassed to tell anyone I read it.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Animal death

avue's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Incest

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

thesixthstation's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

lisesenb's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad

• 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

4.75

Challenging but important

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Classism, Mental illness, Colonisation, Excrement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, and Pregnancy

doomluz'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

4.75

This is a heavy book. Morrison's writing was beautiful, this is such as strong debut. It's heartbreaking, but I like that she doesn't shy away from really dark topics.

---

Content Warnings

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

seullywillikers'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

4.0

 Such beautiful language to express such horrific things. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

sierrathereader's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Incest, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death