Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

89 reviews

theromanticace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

stargazerfish0's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The worst things that you can imagine happen in this book. I found a lot of parts hard to read, but I understand the experiment of it all. I think it's important to read the Foreward - both before and after to remind yourself - to understand its purpose. While any notes I have about the writing wouldn't do it justice, even Morrison herself admits that she doesn't know if she accomplished her goal, and I think its treatment by the Oprah Winfrey Club is a good example of that. I highly suggest that if you read this book, you read it first with the purpose of engaging with Morrison in her intention and critically analyzing why you think that it worked or did not work. I know that's a lot to ask of all readers, but this book is so full of disturbing subject matter that I think a distanced approach is best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Death, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Emotional abuse

thatone2112's review

dark emotional

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcoholism and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Death

alicyagrace's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Incest, Death, Child abuse, and Alcohol

padancer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death

elysev's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

laurianeisreading's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Bullying

rsagarin's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

lilyhduong's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Bullying, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

dannymonty's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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

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

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