Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Sula by Toni Morrison

14 reviews

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Grief, War, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Animal death, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity

henrib11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Blood, Addiction, Excrement, Classism, War, Drug use, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Body shaming

lilcoppertop's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Dementia, Excrement, Addiction, Blood, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, War, Grief, and Mental illness

katkatniss's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

"A sleep deeper than the hospital drugs; deeper than the pits of plums, steadier than the condor's wing; more tranquil than the curve of eggs."

Finishing Sula is a mood. I have been emptied. I am dumbstruck, in awe, and lost, in the simplest and most beautiful way possible.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Child death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Excrement, Drug use, Racism, Suicide, War, and Terminal illness

rmperezpadilla's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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: Sexual content, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

kirkspockreads's review

emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Child death, and Racism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, War, Physical abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Police brutality, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Rape

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Medical content, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Death

Moderate: Excrement, War, Confinement, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

ellislilylovestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Excrement

michaelion's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I almost dated a white person a few years back and, tell me, why was this their favorite book? 🤨 Like... they read this for comfort?!?!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, War, Ableism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Excrement, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Incest

znvisser's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: War