Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

120 reviews

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

knittingceliac's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

Overall a compelling story, with plenty of detail of life for Jewish and African Americans in the early 20th century. Story was slow moving and had such a wide cast of characters that I had a hard time keeping track, and ultimately felt unsatisfied by the ending. Some very poignant scenes of friendship and love are the most redeeming elements of this book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, and Forced institutionalization

tiamia1084's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Death, Confinement, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, and Excrement

lsinfield's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Hate crime, Murder, Excrement, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Classism, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

jade_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

This one is gonna sit with me for a WHILE. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Ableism, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Grief, and Medical trauma

bcvogel90's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Murder

noshinbean's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Ableism, Death, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Grief, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Racism, Rape, Hate crime, and Sexual assault

rubybubbles's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad 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? Yes

3.5

Reading this felt like I was going through two distinct books. The first 3/4 are kind of rambling short stories about minor characters or the odd backstory of a major character. Dialogue is incredibly indirect throughout and each plot point didn't always clearly build off of a previous one. The last 1/4 of the book had clear direction and movement but ended abruptly. I would have enjoyed a balance throughout the entire novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Rape, and Pedophilia

amandalachelle's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Classism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Excrement, Hate crime, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Racism, Murder, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry