Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

4 reviews

mdavis26's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Incest, Pedophilia, and Racism

chloemia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, Death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use and Drug abuse

taviarz's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

Leaving this unrated because I think Toni Morrison absolutely did what she intended to do and did it well. The embodiment and lasting effects of childhood trauma and sexual assault is a lot to handle which is why I don’t know if I can say I enjoyed the reading experience or would recommend it to people. Great book but definitely unsettling. CHECK CONTENT WARNINGS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Car accident, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Racism, Violence, Murder, Grief, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Child death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gaslighting, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, and Misogyny

Minor: Pregnancy, Bullying, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit