Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

171 reviews

_jasper_394's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, and Child death

torismazarine's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Animal death, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Sexism, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

theromanticace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Excrement, Death, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Classism

author2223's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Incest

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death

thatone2112's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcoholism and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Death

catmisae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

If you’re wanting to read a frequently banned or challenged book but don’t want to be depressed out of your mind, I would recommend looking elsewhere. But if you’re okay with a sad read this will probably be worth your time. 

This is only the second book I’ve read by Toni Morrison, but her writing style really resonates with me. With any other author, I think the use of the Dick and Jane passage as a framing device would have come off as really ham fisted, but Morrison pulls it off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Pedophilia

librarycowboy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Rape, and Incest

Moderate: Bullying, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, and Death of parent

soyabeanos's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Rape

corriejn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Excrement, and Miscarriage

alspacedout's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Racial slurs, Incest, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Animal death, Bullying, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Excrement