Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Beloved by Toni Morrison

74 reviews

billigk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

i had to start this one twice because the opening scene hit me so hard the first time. a formative work for anyone interested in contemporary black women’s lit—everything that came after it is so influenced by morrison and her teachings. another one that i came out of pissed that i didn’t have to read in school. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Murder

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

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

meionco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual violence and Slavery

novantithesis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

definitely_bs's review against another edition

I was spiraling into a depressive cycle and couldn't deal with it,

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Trafficking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Excrement

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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and War

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

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

perenlop's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

Read this for class and really loved it. It's a very difficult read both due to the subject matter and how it's written, but very worth it if you can stomach it. The prose is beautiful and does a perfect job of being reflective and tense. Sethe is a very tragic protagonist and while the decisions she makes are horrifying, you fully understand how and why she came to be this way and know that at the end of the day she doesn't deserve it. Being vague of course, but read it for yourself. Again, if you can handle the subject matter, give it a chance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent

This one is a Lot. It is upfront and brutal about its themes and can be very uncomfortable (which is the point).