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Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
It’s incredibly sad to think of any child (or adult) doubting their own self worth because of societal values, and specifically something as beautiful as skin color. I can relate on other levels and certainly as a parent of a child who similarly struggles.
Morrison’s writing is lovely and poetic though, for me, challenging. I did not understand the ending and ended up spending a bit of time online learning more. It then all came together but I would have liked to have been able to decipher that myself.
All in all, I’m glad to have read The Bluest Eye
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Classism
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment
This book covers many topics in ways that I found to be so effective and concise, while also still being poetic and indirect. The discussions of colorism, racism, sexism, and trauma were incredibly impactful. Inter generational trauma is not something often covered in the books I read, but it was done so effectively in The Bluest Eye.
This book is worth an endless amount of rereads and is absolutely necessary for education and people of various walks of life.
I have never read a book quite like this.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Abandonment, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol