Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

4 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

4.25

I read this on and off over 22 days because I went on vacation but it's Toni Morrison so of course it was amazing and I didn't lose the momentum in the gaps of days between reading chapters. Many thoughts many ideas... In my notes I marked this book is a lot more grounded in reality than magical realism. What's the difference? That's a great question... And at the end the world keeps going on. Ms Morrison, I know I said it before but you've done it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Slavery, Racism, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Colonisation

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Sexual content, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Rape

daisydoolie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

A beautiful book, my first time reading Morrison and  her writing style is so unique. Hard to read in parts with the content but so evocative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Abandonment, Violence, Trafficking, Colonisation, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Genocide

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

upnorth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual assault

theromanticace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Grief, Child death, Miscarriage, Racism, Misogyny, Medical content, Abandonment, Colonisation, Death, Infertility, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, and Torture