Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

5 reviews

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Please take the trigger warnings seriously 

I agree with others that it’s not on par with her best work even if the prose is still there. But also the book reminded how I really think Morrison’s work should be considered magical realism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Grief, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Body shaming, Abandonment, Death of parent, Child death, Bullying, Body horror, and Car accident

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

tianxiao_shi's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Racism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Death

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

moviemagus's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Vomit, Car accident, Child abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Kidnapping and Pregnancy