Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

18 reviews

eiramaniger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

This is my favourite book; I’ve read it at least a couple dozen times and I cry every. single. time. Strong women and sisterhood are major themes in this book, but it also touches on civil rights, and there is a lesbian romance although it is never explicitly stated as such. Evelyn, Ruth, Idgie, & Ninny feel like old friends at this point. Always find myself coming back to read it yet again whenever I come upon life’s many difficulties. Reading it just feels like no matter what happens, everything is going to be ok. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Rape, Alcoholism, Cancer, Racism, Death, Sexual violence, Sexism, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

edwardinsane's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m really enjoyed this book! Some things to age well in regard to race. But overall I still really enjoyed the book.

I liked the end of the movie way more than in the book.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny, Child death, Sexism, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Animal death

iregatto1004's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Terminal illness, Fatphobia, and Cancer

Minor: War and Cannibalism

kleinekita's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, and Death

Minor: Cannibalism, Cancer, Murder, and War

celery's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-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: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Dementia, Sexual violence, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual harassment, Classism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Medical content, Addiction, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Murder, Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Vomit, War, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Child death, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

artstitute's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cancer, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Cannibalism, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Bullying, and Vomit

jadaraines's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

2.5

I really loved the message of this book - there were some Black stereotypes, and I couldn’t really tell what stance the author took on racism, which kinda bothered me, as well as the stereotyping, all of the black characters being written with a jive accent, and casual use of slurs by protagonist white characters despite being written in the 80s, which kinda made me side-eye, but otherwise, I really thought it was a beautiful story with a great message that a lot of readers can relate to.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

violetturtledove's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

This really is a sweet book. I found it a bit confusing at first, it skips back and forth and it's a bit hard to keep track of the characters. It's a slow, lazy read, and at times a bit rose-tinted considering some of the darker subject matter (but it is using a framing device of someone reminiscing, so that tends to have that effect). There are some quite funny bits and engaging characters, and i felt the ending tied it all up nicely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Murder, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

ktmanos's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

While parts of this book are really good, undeniably… it’s really hard to recommend. If you’ve seen the movie, you’ve seen most of the best parts in my opinion. While it may have been considered progressive in the late 80s, there are many parts that simply don’t hold up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual violence and Violence

cozyteareads's review against another edition

This book is really intense, and I’m just not in a place to handle that right now. I don’t even know where to start with content warnings. It also uses a lot of racial slurs over and over, especially the n-word. I recognize that part of it is set in the 1920s in the southern United States, but it just felt like a lot at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Sexism, and Cancer