Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

113 reviews

aishakare's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism

pagesbeforesunrise's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A hard read in terms of the content warnings I tagged. I’m glad I pushed through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Pregnancy

ealish's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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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Toni Morrison you rip my heart out and disgust me so much I want to stop reading but you write so beautifully I still can't stop

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism

kanj1's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Pedophilia

torismazarine's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

theromanticace's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

nessaraehall's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Abandonment

alspacedout's review against another edition

4.25

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: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment

Minor: Excrement

sleepy_stardust's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Moderate: Grief

laurianeisreading's review against another edition

4.75

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying