Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

73 reviews

anna_m_k's review against another edition

emotional 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

Brilliant and beautiful, this novel completely deserves all the accolades it has gooten. Their Eyes Were Watching God follows the life of Janie from a young girl to a middle aged woman as she discovers herself snd love. Her relationships with her grandmother, her husbands, and the people of the towns she lives in guide her life and her quest to not just survive but live with joy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Rape and Slavery

ben_oreo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse and Rape

ethan735's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Rape and Slavery

sydneylount's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Slavery

taviarz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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

Loved this book. I think it made me feel every emotion possible while still adding complex issues and narratives 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Animal death and Rape

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Terminal illness

ekg's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Physical abuse

Minor: Slavery

sophie_paterson's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape

jamieruwen's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Quite a beautiful story but also immeasurably sad. Janie grows into such a strong character who controls her own destiny, loves deeply, and doesn't apologise for it. All I want for her is to be happy. I fully understand that the fact that the characters speak AAVE on the page (where "that" would be spelled as "dat", for example), and that it a core aspect of why the book was revolutionary. However... for me personally as a white non-native English speaker it made it really hard to follow at times. So if you are not intimately familiar with AAVE I suggest you find yourself an audiobook! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault

booksallthewaydown97's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Rape, and Toxic relationship