Reviews tagging 'Torture'

I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé

7 reviews

hannah_bookworm's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Torture

gravedavis's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Beautiful prose and lifelike characters — I was assigned this novel for a University Literature course and ended up returning to it a year later to read it outside of academic context. Tituba's character is far from perfect, but her rawness as a human draws the reader to her story and the colonial world it is told in. I found some of the themes left room for further exploration; the commentary that is made is very explicit and leaves little space for interpretation, whereas some of the more nuanced themes felt hollow at points. That being said, Condé's writing reads like butter. It's poetic and engaging, I was so engrossed and read the book in two short sittings. Would definitely recommend, especially if you are interested in witchcraft or the colonial Americas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abortion, Murder, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: War, Violence, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

marcostorin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

predro's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

futureofmydays's review

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Incest, Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Abortion, Animal death, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Rape

incigiru's review

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Confinement, and Death