Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Beloved by Toni Morrison

112 reviews

tetedump's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, War, Torture, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Racism

anya_lasagna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

brilliant

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Physical abuse

slavery and descriptions of the characters’ experiences are central to this novel, so challenging content can be expected. probably not for readers below 16 or so, depending on maturity etc

fancymadeupname's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Physical abuse

treyberry12's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Violence, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Grief, Rape, and Physical abuse

dora_w3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Racial slurs, Torture, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Pregnancy, and Child death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

wornpagesandendlesscoffey's review against another edition

While I am absolutely certain that this book is phenomenal, it is not one that I was able to get through unfortunately. I was aware going in that child loss was a theme, but I was wholly unprepared for the way that that seem would play out within pages of this book. I will absolutely try another of this authors books at a later date. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Blood, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Incest, Murder, and Slavery

joanabryant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Slavery, Violence, Child death, Colonisation, and Hate crime

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

tinyjude's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child death, Pregnancy, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Racism, Physical abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Slavery

billigk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

i had to start this one twice because the opening scene hit me so hard the first time. a formative work for anyone interested in contemporary black women’s lit—everything that came after it is so influenced by morrison and her teachings. another one that i came out of pissed that i didn’t have to read in school. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Racism

definitely_bs's review against another edition

I was spiraling into a depressive cycle and couldn't deal with it,

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Pregnancy, War, Rape, Slavery, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Death