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Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault
Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Excrement, Toxic friendship
Minor: Child death, Pregnancy
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy
Minor: Child death
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
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage
Soaphead Church was real close to singlehandedly bringing this rating down. He could've not been there. I get that he's the foil to other characters who indulge their bodily pleasures too much, and showing how extremes on either end grow twisted fantasies. But it was wack. And didn't need to be that long. None of the graphic scenes had to be that graphic in my opinion, but Toni M is our storyteller and in her I trust.
The animal abuse. Okay so much of this book is about how we treat our innocents ex. children and animals. However. All the animal abuse scenes felt so jarring and out of the blue?? The first time
Themes that really struck me while reading
- Seeing someone versus being seen and how it can fundamentally change you
- Perspective of one's victimhood mentality and reclaiming your own power
- How people respond to shame
- Constant denial of the body and what it loves will grow hatred and violence
- Being untrue to yourself is being a desecration
- A lack of a parental protector leading into generational trauma. Yes it's Hurt People Hurt People, but such an interesting, complex, beautiful portrayal of the layers of that.
- Power of art, and the consequences to communities not having it as a way to understand themselves and translate their experience into growth
- Our community martyrs
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Pregnancy
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy
For being written in 1970 (about 1930s era black communities), this books themes of race/racism, women/femininity, home/family (or the lack of...), and sex/sexuality and how our characters deal with all of these things rings so true in today's world. The characters in this book all carry their stories with them, and are products of their environment and lack of addressing or growing from experiences.
The way that this book focuses on Pecola's story all while telling stories of those around her is astounding and masterful. Each character, possibly aside from Frieda and Claudia, all struggle with ingrained self hatred because of the racism they've encountered in their world. This book highlights how even within a community, especially one so affected by racism, racism exists inside of it, with lighter vs darker skinned African Americans. It shows how they strive for a sense of family and home, but have to distor it and find their own way to create it and "love" or love in their surroundings.
A book everyone should read and learn from.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy