Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

113 reviews

rsagarin's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism

emerentina's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

dannymonty's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad medium-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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What do I even say. This book hurt me. It hurt me so poetically that I have to love it. Toni Morrison writes so confidently. She so assertively builds the world of her story that it is unquestionably real. I’m going to have to read something more cheery after this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Blood, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Excrement, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

thekristinashow's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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My first Toni Morrison book, but it’s definitely not my last. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol

hapikohw'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: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It was an honor to experience my first Toni Morrison novel through a public (virtual) reading done by all Black women authors, feminists and radicals.

Pecola Breedlove, there are many of you. Many failed. May we fail many others no more.

Toni Morrison, may you rest in peace and power. You completed everything you hoped to in your foreword.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

lilly_dav_reading's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Classism

ajay913'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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy

aduran037's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad tense 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment