Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

165 reviews

elliejhnsn's review against another edition

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

jennikreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

chirazhene's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

anomiques's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Grief

emziesreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death of parent, and Murder

etl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Cultural appropriation

martachbc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

Absolutely wonderful. Probably could have been a little shorter. Hits every emotion, even (and especially) the ones you don’t want to feel.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racial slurs and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

teamstarburger's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

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

5.0

Sobbed when I finished it. Incredible piece of literature. So heavy yet so hopeful. A ton of trigger warnings as some of the story lines occur during enslavement in the United States. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

katievh's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Slavery, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

ashleysbookthoughts's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I have not seen a single bad (or honestly, less than stellar) review of this book. And this review won’t be either. 

WOW. This book is exquisite. 

Jeffers is a poet, but damn she can write fiction! It’s incredible that this is her debut novel. How did she make an 800 page multigenerational saga a page turner? How, after 800 pages, am I devastated that I have to leave Ailey Pearl Garfield and her family behind?

I really don’t have any more to say, because if this book isn’t on your TBR, what are you even doing? Don’t be intimidated by it’s length. It’s perfect. It’s epic. It’s heartbreaking. And it’s oh so necessary. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury