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cosmicbeaches's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Gore
emrosch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The language is poetic, raw and honest. The story is emotional, painful and important.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
chogangoof's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
'Me? Me?"
One of the most profound books that I've ever read. The story of a mother and former slave suffering immeasurable trauma following the abolition of slavery in the US. It's so incredibly written in every aspect. Just about every character sees Sethe as insane, she is but it's caused by all of her trauma. She experienced so much loss, abandonment, dehumanization, and brutality from her oppressors. She was raised in a world where she wasn't allowed to cope, so how could she know how to cope with what that upbringing dealt her? She is a broken person that deserves to be mended more than any other character I know of. She doesn't deserve any of this, none of these characters do, but that's the lingering effects of slavery. You could say that all of the conflicts of this book were caused by Sethe herself, but that is a fundamental misunderstanding of the systems that caused thislong before the beginning of the story at the advent of the proto-fascist antebellum South.
Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Pregnancy
Minor: Colonisation
brieflyblue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The content is often graphic and heart-wrenching. The list of potential triggers could be a mile long. Still, it was worth every second I spent reading it.
The characters felt so real. Despite them living totally different lives from my own, I felt I could understand why each of them felt and acted the way they did.
I look forward to reading the rest of Toni Morrison’s books.
Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal cruelty
sillycreature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
readingwithgoose's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
f4ng4isha's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Racism, Grief, and Sexual harassment
grboph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and War
katerinatroyanovich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Colonisation
ehwesson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing and Abortion