Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Beloved by Toni Morrison

90 reviews

anya_lasagna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

brilliant

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Physical abuse

slavery and descriptions of the characters’ experiences are central to this novel, so challenging content can be expected. probably not for readers below 16 or so, depending on maturity etc

juicytimm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

absolutely brutal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Child death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Slavery

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

judewalkerstories's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Death, and Racial slurs

emilia_thereader's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Child death, Murder, Grief, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

Minor: War

tinyjude's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child death, Pregnancy, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Racism, Physical abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Slavery

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

charla_t's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Confinement, Racial slurs, Grief, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Rape, and Dementia

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

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, and Excrement