Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

18 reviews

kcarney86's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, Misogyny, and Torture

Moderate: Antisemitism and Blood

Minor: Rape, Murder, Abandonment, Suicide, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

bandysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is basically the telling of Jesus’ life through the eyes of his wife. She explains her absence from the biblical stories and he’s written in a way that he’s just a normal man, not a deity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Slavery, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Death, and Violence

lokilledrome's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Rape, Classism, Death, and Domestic abuse

morganwiard's review

SO BORING. I tried SO HARD to get into it cause it had so many good reviews. Plus it was kind of retelling the Jesus story in a way that christians would think is blasphemous, but it was absolutely terrible. So boring and overall uninteresting. I need a quicker plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, and Sexual content

Minor: Slavery

chandle5's review

inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Miscarriage and Slavery

jen_sometimes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Child death

Moderate: Torture, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Slavery

busy_izzi's review

reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery and Suicide

shostakofish's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Murder, and Misogyny