Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

250 reviews

madisonfrank's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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It's going to take me a long time to process this book. So much pain and ugliness described with such beautiful words. Toni Morrison shows us what generational trauma does to people, especially in the Black community. But she does not do it by just using Pecola as an object of pity, but by putting a mirror up to the reader and saying, YOU are complicit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

willowbrii's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship

clem's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma

astridrv's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Riveting. I think this might be the best book to start reading Morrison because it is relatively accessible in terms of themes and symbolism (although I do not doubt that it is endlessly re-readable). What a masterfully written series of gut punches.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

Perhaps a more accessible introduction to Morrison (I started with Beloved). She still managed to make 170 pages feel like 700, in terms of depth, of sadness, and of imagery. Making us witness an entire life and the broken world that made it. I will be carrying Pecola with me.

emilyharmonica's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship

stevie's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness

meagan2020's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape

gingermouse's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This is an emotionally difficult read in places but it's a great book. Moving, sad and eye-opening (If you're white and/Or non-American)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Slavery

danidamico's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence