Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

99 reviews

julestm's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Colonisation, Classism

verilyviridian's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Just gutting. A poetically-delivered story of deep-seated self-loathing in Black children and adults. Internalized racism and colorism; others showing little to no tenderness for the destruction of a little Black girl’s life. 

The callousness shown to Pecola in this book by all but Claudia and Frieda is so heartbreaking I almost can’t fathom it. Morrison gives you so many threads here, so many contextual insights into the characters’ displaced self-hatred. I’m thinking a lot about how Pecola shows tenderness to animals shortly before others show them cruelty.

This book was a lot to hold and I’m glad that I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Misogyny, Excrement

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy

neitjie06's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

ricki_'s review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia

alex_sambucetti's review against another edition

2.5

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Classism

oilyvio's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 85%

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mimslibrary's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this was very difficult to read in regards to the content. i went into it essentially blind except for the summary on the back so i wasn’t prepared for how dark this novel got. that being said, i thought this book was beautifully written and poetic while exploring some very difficult topics. this was the kind of book where you’re a little confused until everything comes together. in this case, we learn about various different characters and their backgrounds, almost a character study, until everything we learn converges at the end at a pivotal event for the main character. because the narrative kept jumping around from character to character and places in time, it was hard to fully understand exactly where in the story we were. i enjoyed the experience of reading such a highly regarded work and starting my journey through morrison’s works. the bluest eye will definitely sit with me for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault

skynetreads's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A very poignant commentary on generational trauma/abuse and institutionalized racism. Good but challenging read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence

Moderate: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Religious bigotry

lorenag5's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

sulkshift's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book can be really triggering so be sure to read the trigger warnings but Toni Morrison’s writing is u deniably brilliant and raw and the messages she brings to the reader are invaluable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism