Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

49 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

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

fayemomodu's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad 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

5.0

This is my first Toni Morrison book and I absolutely loved it. I would say this is def in my book 3 books I have read so far this year. This book reminded me so much of my childhood and brought up a lot from my past. This book is so beautiful and I think everyone needs to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Racism, and Rape

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

dannymonty's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

What do I even say. This book hurt me. It hurt me so poetically that I have to love it. Toni Morrison writes so confidently. She so assertively builds the world of her story that it is unquestionably real. I’m going to have to read something more cheery after this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Incest, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Excrement

moonlitemuseum's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

This one hurt really bad. Take care reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Psychosis, miscarriage

torihope98's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs and Alcoholism

miscarriage

hapikohw'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was an honor to experience my first Toni Morrison novel through a public (virtual) reading done by all Black women authors, feminists and radicals.

Pecola Breedlove, there are many of you. Many failed. May we fail many others no more.

Toni Morrison, may you rest in peace and power. You completed everything you hoped to in your foreword.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Classism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Ableism

schwartzdns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Body shaming, Incest, Alcoholism, Racism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Rape

soyb3an's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Child death, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Sexual violence