Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Beloved by Toni Morrison

92 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

marlene_wp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Slavery, Racism, Torture, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: War and Sexual violence

unicornmistyy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is winding, terrifying, haunting -it's a truly impressive form of literary art that manages to combine magical realism with gut-wrenching depictions of brutality and trauma. Toni Morrison's writing is deeply lyrical and meandering, as though you are wandering through a landscape that is both dream and reality. I'm glad to have read this, yet also glad to put it back on my shelf. While Toni Morrison's works are objectively great literature, I cannot candidly say that they are enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual violence

soupsswagreads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment

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

imlfox's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Rape, Torture, Confinement, Death, and Slavery

emilia_thereader's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Child death, Murder, Grief, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

Minor: War

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

madddiebear's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Torture, Violence, Rape, Slavery, Confinement, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Child death, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Self harm, Trafficking, Gun violence, War, Death of parent, Genocide, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, and Excrement