Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Beloved by Toni Morrison

67 reviews

lindalou22's review against another edition

4.5

It’s powerful, full of Black history and the ghosts that haunt us all. Vivid, shining, and sad. Underneath all the words is the shifting stream of emotional pain and an endless well of love. I found this book in the poetry category of Libby and I think it’s aptly filed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

dora_w3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Racial slurs, Torture, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Pregnancy, and Child death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

ehunsy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Grief, and Rape

dark_marble_eyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

Quite dark, quite sad, masterfully written.

I always say mind the tags, that is to say, be aware of what you’re getting into, but read it anyway if you can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

madddiebear's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse

silverthorn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Murder, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Racism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Child death, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Rape

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Hate crime

penny_dlc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

a no-brainer. a must read. heart stopping, beautiful, difficult. a classic for a reason. 

i know these are just words you can say about books but idk man it spoke to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, War, Murder, Child abuse, Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Slavery

montyalmoro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, and Death

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Sexual content, Mental illness, Child death, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, and Racism

mle11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Animal cruelty and War

Minor: Alcohol