Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

203 reviews

poppy_m_21's review

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Interestingly although its about a black woman's life experiences the book is little about race or racism and all the white character  are unamed background characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape

hoopoebird's review

adventurous informative reflective slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

suzyvee's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

This was a little bit difficult to get into at first because of the way it was written in the dialect/vernacular the characters would’ve spoken at the time. The story itself is set in the early 20th C, and follows Janie, a biracial young woman, as she grows through her late teen years through adulthood and her 3 marriages/partnerships. I am finding it very difficult to describe my thoughts on this book, as I think a reread would help. 4 ⭐️ 

CW: racism, sexism, domestic violence, rape, death, drowning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

louiepotterbook's review

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

a lot of death due to a hurricane. tea cake starts hallucinating due to having rabies and becomes violent.

clouds_on_clouds's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

This book needs so many trigger warnings; sexual assault/rape, alcoholism, abuse, domestic violence, gun violence and more. 

The domestic violence part in the field is so vivid and it takes away from the book. It wasn’t needed and the story could stand without it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

tay_tay's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Incest, Death of parent, and Abandonment

rudaamela's review

emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Alcohol

m_cant_read's review

tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I liked the book enough, but out of all the books that I have read for school, it was not one of my favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

booksnart2023's review

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death

kaynova's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism