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gaeliloveweiss's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Murder, Medical trauma, War, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual harassment, Racism, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, and Medical content
mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Death, Child death, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Minor: War
michaelion's review against another edition
- 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
Side note unrelated to my review mostly just related to my observing of Toni Morrison's books, so many of her female characters are ambivalent or numb towards sex. I wonder why that is.
Graphic: Child death, Racism, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Police brutality, Classism, Animal cruelty, Violence, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
Minor: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Fire/Fire injury
lenjaminbang's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, War, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal cruelty
rubym55's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Medical trauma, Hate crime, Death, Classism, Child abuse, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Violence, Slavery, Murder, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Torture, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
Minor: Infertility and Animal cruelty
senevilla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Medical trauma, Death, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Sexual assault, War, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Pedophilia
jaan's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: War and Medical trauma
Moderate: Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism
Be warned that this book deals explicitly with eugenics, post-traumatic stress disorder (Frank is a Black veteran returning from Korea), child neglect, and violently racist institutions and behaviors in Jim Crow America. Lynchings are mentioned briefly throughout and graphically described towards the end.ajlct's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and War
Moderate: Abortion and Alcoholism
carmentxx's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: War, Racism, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
remie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Murder, Religious bigotry, War, Child death, Classism, Death, and Racism
Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse