Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

662 reviews

molliesreads's review against another edition

4.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia

Minor: Excrement

loll00260's review against another edition

4.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Rape

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Pedophilia

_deathcrush_'s review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark sad medium-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

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Wow. I absolutely love Toni Morrison's writing, but her stories are always very polarizing for me. I've read one other book (Song of Solomon) by her so far and one of the things I love about her work is how you will always find out the backstory of a character, even if it's a side character or a character you might not want to know much about. 
I loved the moral of the story, and it's something that most people can relate to.

Feeling better about your own life or your own situation because you see someone else in a worse situation.

But also with Toni Morrison, her stories are very raw, which is a good thing most of the time, but there will always be at least one scene that it hard to stick around for. 
I loved this for the most part though, mostly because I'm in love with Toni Morrison's writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Racism, Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy

jcden's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape

t4ngerine's review against another edition

2.5

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Idk.... i'm just not enjoying this book. It was so dense and have a complex character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape

rebeccadesuu's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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: Pedophilia, Racism, Rape

melbatrosz's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-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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I’ve heard for so long how good this book is, “a must read” - but even still, I was totally unprepared. After reading Morrison’s forward, I was uncertain I would take the right message away from the book. I can see how many would do that, and I wouldn’t claim to receive the full impact, but the power of the her words and writing style is unmatched. This book and its stories are profound and moving, painting an exquisite story. The only regret I have reading this is that I didn’t do it sooner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Dysphoria

monicah21's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape

thewordn3rd's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence

libscote's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a hard book to listen to, and I can see why it is frequently banned or challenged. There are many tough topics addressed in this book. However, I can also see why it is an important book, because of those tough topics and what it can teach teens and adults today. This is not a book you would give a child, but I do think it's appropriate for high school. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Classism