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Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence
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Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence
Graphic: Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Racism
I will admit, I had to read the SparkNotes summary to fully understand the story progression. But I will also admit that this book is the perfect introduction to one of the most important writers in history (not just the 20th century), and I can't wait to continue reading more Morrison đ
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence
I found the following parallels in this book particularly interesting and if I had the time, I would expand these topics into full essays.
- Dick & Jane's well-off nuclear white family VS the Breedlove and MacTeer families
- Claudia VS Pecola's self worth and their reaction to white beauty standards
I went into this novel with a vague description of internalized racism and the exploration of girlhood, but wow I did not expect the amount of violence (both sexual and non-sexual) and religion that would be in this book. I highly encourage everyone to read the trigger warnings of this novel before starting. You will be at times reading from the perpetrators of violence. I will say though that personally I found Morrison's writing in those scenes, painfully and morbidly fascinating.
Although I liked how the book was told in a nonlinear fashion with multiple perspectives of people around Pecola, I will admit it was a little difficult at times to figure out who was narrating. Sometimes I wouldn't know who it and when it was until half way into the section.
Overall, this is a very strong novel that has characters with distinct and strong emotions. It adresses the intersectionality of race, gender, class, religion, and generational trauma. A must read for those who want to pick up a Toni Morrison book.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Racism, Rape