Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

6 reviews

bridgetmnelson's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Trigger warning: domestic violence

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault, Abortion, Addiction, and Misogyny

bashsbooks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I pulled this off the shelf at my local library without many thoughts beyond "What's a choreopoem?" The answer BLEW ME AWAY. It's a combination of song and dance, poetry and play. The stars of this choreopoem are seven black women identified only by their colors: the lady in red, lady in orange, lady in yellow, lady in green, lady in blue, lady in brown, and lady in purple. In this smashing combination of mediums, these women explore racism, domestic & child abuse, rape, and abortion - to name only a few of the tough topics they get into. And yet, it's not a read that bogs you down as much as it opens your eyes. It's dynamic. It's difficult to describe because I've never read anything else remotely like it. I wish I could see it performed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Racism, Abortion, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, Grief, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Classism

Minor: Xenophobia, Child death, and Murder

-Racial slurs are used in a reclaimed way -Graphic discussions of victim blaming

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Addiction, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Chronic illness

Minor: Islamophobia and War

bbivnca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

ashleycmms's review

challenging emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Abortion, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

peachani's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault