Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

250 reviews

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.25

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The language in this book is so wonderful. Each word tumbles into the next—a pace that I occasionally wanted to slam the brakes on due to the perverse and horrific things the words depicted. But the words tumbled on, slipping and sliding and settling in my brain. It’s odd, because they seemed comfortable at first, but quickly became restless as Morrison’s words stayed in my brain long after I’d put down the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Classism

Minor: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Excrement, Abandonment

kristenhuck's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy

so_many_ocs's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

seanamcphie's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Pregnancy, Classism

kate_in_a_book's review against another edition

5.0

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault

helliepad's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Toni Morrison's prose is beautiful and her stories heartwrenching and I'm thankful I finally finished a book of hers because I've always found the topics she discussed uncomfortable, which is the point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape

karihyuuga's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Classism

gkgkgk's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Alcohol

lilaccoconut's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape

glutenfreemaggie's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol