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17 reviews

barksbeachesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Medical content, and War

gaeliloveweiss's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Murder, Medical trauma, War, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual harassment, Racism, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, and Medical content

hmogie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This book is expertly written by Toni Morrison. I particularly enjoyed the perspective shifts she employed throughout the novel to highlight the differing effects poverty and racism can have on members of a family. 

I recommend checking content warnings if that is helpful for your reading journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Medical trauma, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

rubym55's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Medical trauma, Hate crime, Death, Classism, Child abuse, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Violence, Slavery, Murder, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Torture, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Minor: Infertility and Animal cruelty

leabharlady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

senevilla's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical trauma, Death, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Sexual assault, War, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Pedophilia

abigailgross's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Slavery, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

carmentxx's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

this was a surprising twist ending. for such a short book this packs a punch. the characters are quite fleshed out and the exploration into each of their lives is interesting. however, the synopsis about this being completely about a veteran is incorrect. true, a lot of the story is about his trauma and his inability to cope with it, but i mostly enjoyed the women of whom were fleshed out in this story. they were much more likeable characters and much easier to root for. maybe that’s the point of looking into a traumatised veteran, but there is certainly something which makes frank money an unforgivable character. overall, i wish this novella were longer. morrison writes beautifully but this novella is not enough to give credit to the characters in this story. 

i wish there was more exploration into frank’s confession of shooting the korean child. it just felt a bit like a shock twist with no real consequences to his final confession. if it was such a big confession it should’ve done something to him when he confessed it. it’s also just.. weird. i don’t know. what a weird thing to use as a twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

marthadude's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Violence, and War

rkorevenge's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Everything Toni Morrison has ever written should be mandatory reading. Check trigger warnings- very heavy content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, War, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Classism