Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

13 reviews

abbypatchet's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

bookrokosmos's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

cm1922's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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? No

3.0

I didn’t like how the past and present monologues were intertwined in this book, it could have been more cohesive but overall the book is hard hitting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

dee_hzz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Death

alyssamakesart's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad slow-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

3.75

Even though the plot itself is very minimal - Woodson’s bueatiful writing keeps me coming back.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, Dementia, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Religious bigotry and Gun violence

savannahtrice's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The examination of female friendship while growing up was so beautifully described. Woodson's writing is so lyrical and moves the story along with grace. I just wish this book was longer! I really loved the "On Writing Another Brooklyn" section at the end of the book as well. Woodson closed off her note with, "At the day's end, a writer lives alone with her story, wrestling with characters and settings, and the way light filters into and out of a scene. The deeper messages often escape her. Sometimes I take for granted the journey through the telling. At other times I curse the muse's power. but through it all, I live each day in deep gratitude." Are you kidding me? I'd cut off a limb if it meant I could write like that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

taylor_annotates's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This dropped me into Brooklyn itself. Woodson’s writing is precise and yet, overflowing with meaning. I loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

azyef's review

challenging emotional relaxing slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug abuse

bouebooks's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content

theintrovertedintrovert's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and War