Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

118 reviews

mizheatherhunter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Fell in love with this book and the path a community took to create and ensure a future for a child. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Rape, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

marissaumble's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

brittaknee's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

The book was able to capture the full scope of a neighborhood in a snapshot. But sometimes the plot meandered more than it needed to, and we didn’t really need descriptions of so many female character’s breasts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Racism

Moderate: Pedophilia

isaarusilor's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, and Rape

vdspreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I was really looking forward to reading this "slice of life" story. I did like the storytelling, but it was so slow. I think I wanted a pace more like Remarkably Bright Creatures or Practical Magic. To me, even though the explanations and history were needed, the pace was just too slow for me. 

The insight into the period, different cultures/customs, and how people interacted is fascinating. I thought I was going to be taken by the relationship between Dodo and Chona. It was the glimmer of humanity that Dodo and Monkeypants found that kept me reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Classism, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Death of parent

cassondradubois's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Murder, and Pedophilia

readingwithredandthemagpie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• 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? No

4.5

This title started out slow for me and at several points in the beginning I was unsure if I would finish it, but I am so glad that I continued reading. McBride did a fantastic job weaving together stories and community to create a unique literary exploration of Black and Jewish communities in Pennsylvania in the early 1900s. It starts as a slow burn and then becomes a read you can’t put down once you become invested in the characters and understanding how they all fit together.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Grief, Ableism, Excrement, Antisemitism, and Racism

elmtreebooks's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

Slow. Brutal. Not for me. Graphically, explicitly, relentlessly dark. 
My mom was reading at the same time as me and I got to a point where I stopped reading to warn her to put it down and not continue further, but it was too late for me at the point so I finished it. 

If you don’t like the first 20 pages, do not continue. Check the content warnings and take them very seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Xenophobia, and Ableism

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

I read McBride's memoir about himself and his Jewish mom years ago. It's wonderful to see how, in addition to research, he clearly pulled from aspects of his upbringing in crafting this book. I will say that, although I liked the connection to USAmericans being on stolen land, this would have been a stronger theme if there were any indigenous characters, which there weren't, as far as I remember.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Excrement, Sexual assault, Confinement, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Child death, Pedophilia, Antisemitism, Cancer, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Medical content, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Violence, Stalking, Grief, Cursing, and Outing

Moderate: Mental illness, Colonisation, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Alcohol, and Misogyny

Minor: War and Slavery

kmcfall's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Sexual assault