Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Beloved by Toni Morrison

39 reviews

lorenag5's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Abandonment, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, Trafficking, Child abuse, Sexism, Violence, and War

mattyb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Confinement, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

mossgoblins's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual assault

imlfox's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Rape, Torture, Confinement, Death, and Slavery

emilia_thereader's review

challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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: Racial slurs, Slavery, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Child death, Murder, Grief, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

Minor: War

dark_marble_eyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Quite dark, quite sad, masterfully written.

I always say mind the tags, that is to say, be aware of what you’re getting into, but read it anyway if you can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

charla_t's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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: Child death, Death, Genocide, Confinement, Racial slurs, Grief, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Rape, and Dementia

madddiebear's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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: Confinement, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Torture, Violence, Rape, Slavery, Confinement, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Child death, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Self harm, Trafficking, Gun violence, War, Death of parent, Genocide, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, and Excrement

rachbake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Slavery, Child death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence