Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

6 reviews

lay_kone's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Death, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Child death

bookynooknook's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Not sure if the biblical scripture was lost on me but parts of this was quite dense 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death of parent

jojo_'s review

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Suicide

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, and Slavery

davyjones's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Infidelity, and Infertility

laurenleigh's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

This was my first time reading James Baldwin, and I was struck by his powerful, elegant style. While the story was sometimes a little hard to follow (maybe because I was listening), I still enjoyed the quality of Baldwin’s prose. The narrator was very good, and he added a new dimension, especially with the dialogue. The plot got me thinking about ancestral trauma and generational debt. So much of the hardship these characters face is directly tied to the injustices their forebears faced. The characters have their own individual flaws that come into play, sure, but how would things have turned out differently if they hadn’t inherited these traumas? If their ancestors weren’t enslaved and instead had the opportunity to earn money? And how much of their individual flaws were influenced by these ancestral traumas? What if they had the opportunity to be raised in stable, loving environments where they didn’t have to constantly worry about their safety and their well-being?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Infertility

bookstolivewith's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs