Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

9 reviews

michaelion's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.75

So it's come down to this huh. My last Toni Morrison fiction. This is heartbreaking. I liked the book; it's heartbreaking I have no more novels! But it does mean I can reread them for the first time now!

It's not her best work, but it's not her worst either. A breeze to read as usual. It hooked me more towards the end, or more than halfway through the book, which isn't good while reading but the parts before that were pleasant enough I didn't look at the book negatively. I'm sure it wasn't her intention but it is a little sad she didn't go out with a bang. This book is fine. I love Black love, and that was her primary love through all her books in all its different forms. All her books are about love! 🫶🏾

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Racism, Classism, Abandonment, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Confinement

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

sierranichole's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Cursing, and Car accident

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

sky130's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident, Bullying, and Death

librarianinacardigan's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Car accident

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, and Pregnancy

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