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Beloved by Toni Morrison

217 reviews

happysoullovesyou's review

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved it when I had to read it. I honestly don’t know if I can ever reread that book willingly I again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Racism, Slavery, Grief, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Rape

jesliwen's review

dark emotional 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

3.0

oh my goodness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape

katariinatoivanen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Physical abuse, Grief, Confinement, Misogyny, and Child death

Moderate: Death

poisonlizzie's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

I feel like this book is so important to read and so difficult to stick with. Toni Morrison’s work always asks a lot of the reader, and she approaches with equal parts strength and vulnerability. I cried while reading this book and took frequent breaks, but this one will stay in my brain for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Rape, and Racism

detroitbecame's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Rape

kmshobbs's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

Beloved is a harrowing tale of what it is like to endure chattel slavery and love your children so much that you would do anything to prevent them from enduring it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Abandonment, Child death, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, and Sexual assault

rkorevenge's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was one of the most gut wrenching and beautifully written novels I have ever read. Sethe has a ghost story that will haunt you forever. Toni Morrison grabs your throat from the first page and chokes your hope right until the last line. Probably the most disturbing and important novel ever written. CHECK THE TRIGGER AND WARNINGS. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Dementia, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexism, Child death, Colonisation, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Body horror, Self harm, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Gore, and Sexual assault

eraserharris's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Racial slurs, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

graecus_'s review

challenging dark emotional medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Blood

pumpkinpiespice's review

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

This is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read. It’s a shame that it takes 200 pgs for it to finally click, but when it does, you begin to realize why Toni Morrison is as revered as she is in literature circles. I haven’t cried in quite a long time and this book nearly brought me to tears. Paul D. was my favorite character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Rape