Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A casa by Toni Morrison

9 reviews

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.0

I liked the switching narratives i just wish it had continued to the end of the book, i liked the mix of less emotional third person narratives and more emotional first person sections

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Medical trauma, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Mental illness

gaeliloveweiss's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

lenjaminbang's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, War, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty

heather_leighbros's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

This book is impeccably written. I found it to be a harrowing story about the realities of generational trauma due to slavery/racism, as well a portraying the symptoms of PTSD in a seamless and impactful way to help dissolve some of the stigma around this diagnosis. While I found this book to be very much worth the read, I rated it three stars because my star system is based of how much I enjoyed a book, this one left me somber and was not a comfort read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Racism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Infertility, and War

rubym55's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

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

remie's review against another edition

dark reflective relaxing slow-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: 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

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

my second toni morrison book and the conclusion is maybe we just dont click??

home def has its moments, and its portrayal of jim crow era racism is jarring and realistic--one cant simply read it and not feel even a smidgen of disgust or despair--and a reminder of the horror and abomination of that time. the depiction of a traumatized vet, the hyprocrisy of american society and army, the community and camaraderie among black folks, and cee's & frank's character developments are major positives as well.

however, i couldnt rly connect to the characters, thus my subtle disassociation from them and their plight, rendering my reading experience sth of a frequent stop and start w/o any distinct emotional beat--and emotional impact just happens to be sth i highly value in my reading. this isnt a bad book by any means--it's by toni morrison, for god's sake--but it's not rly my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Racism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Infertility

bookinonabudget's review against another edition

challenging sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Home explores the story of Frank Money, a tormented Korean War veteran, who is called to rescue his younger sister. Throughout what he hopes will be a purposeful journey and welcomed distraction from his memories of war, Frank picks up the pieces of his fragmented self and explores what it means to be a man. Though Frank is the main character, his younger sister Cee's storyline resonates with me even more.

Cee, who has always depended on her big brother Frank, is also forced to pick up the pieces and determine her fate for herself once Frank rescues her from a doctor whose experiments leave her barren. Surrounded by a village of mean-loving women, Cee recovers and figures out how to be her own woman.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

jenniferlynnkrohn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

 As always, Toni Morrison's sentences are just a joy to listen to. I appreciate how she shows the tragedies, hardships, and abuses that the characters endure with such compassion. In this story, we follow Frank Money who is returning home from the Korean War and dealing with PTSD and US's racism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Medical trauma

PTSD