Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

590 reviews

aprilb_reads's review

4.5

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

_annika__'s review

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, Classism

metchap's review

5.0

emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs

bnielsen214's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault

mblanke's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Classism

browniel14's review against another edition

challenging inspiring 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Classism

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Infertility, Death of parent, Alcohol

jasperreads's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Alcohol

ssaintpreux's review against another edition

5.0

challenging funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault

patrocious's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault

hallayyye's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Genuinely one of the best books I’ve read in a while. From beginning to end. It started off as a slow, lilting story about a community of marginalized people building their lives around one another—which I love. I love a character driven story. And by the time the plot kicked in, I was surprised but locked in. I read ready to learn every detail about these characters, which I did, but with the added layer of their struggles and triumphs. This review is not doing it justice but I also don’t want to give away anything. Just read it. You won’t regret it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail