Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

38 reviews

francestea's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A modern classic. This is a beautiful, short read about a young couple in love and the challenges they face with their families and the law. Due to police discrimination, Fonny is wrongfully imprisoned and the book switches between modern day: when Trish goes to visit Fonny in jail, and the past: where we see scenes from their lives before. My absolute favourite part of the book is when Ernestine gives the Hunt’s a piece of her mind. There is lots of joy and sorry in this book but the theme of injustice is strong and the families frustration with the judicial system is palpable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, and Police brutality

Minor: Miscarriage

trinidad_gondi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage, Slavery, and Abortion

morepeachyogurt's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

tenten's review

emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

this was super sad but incredibly well-written. Baldwin was really a master. i loved the non-linear style of storytelling, the intensity and urgency, the relationships between characters, the language. idk if i'm ready to watch the movie now cus i just know i'mma be crying 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Death of parent

watykerry's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Police brutality

bethvance's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

lilifane's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

That hit hard.
But it was sooo good. The writing is phenommenal, maybe not for everyone but I noted down so many beautiful and powerful quotes. It made me feel all the emotions, joy, happiness, sadness, anger.
The story is told from Tish's perspective, a 19 year old pregnant black girl whose fiance Fonny is in jail accused of rape. It's a story about love and (found) family, and it's about racism and police brutality. You get to know Tish's and Fonny's love story from the beginning and their desperate fight for justice with everything they got. But you also get to know Tish and Fonny as well as their families in such an intimate way. The bondings between the characters made me tear up all the time. It's such a short book but I fell in love with these characters and they will probably not leave me anytime soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death of parent

capriganda's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Rape