Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Sula by Toni Morrison

7 reviews

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

annahelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Blood, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Cursing and Domestic abuse

alexandra_skl's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, and Murder

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

As always with Morrison, the writing was beautiful and lyrical. The characters are complex, and I loved seeing parallels between Sula and her mother, Hannah, as the story progresses.

The book is emotional and disturbing, but it’s an interesting look at how two women’s   lives intertwine and diverge through their actions and choices.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical trauma, Child abuse, Blood, and Child death

Minor: War and Rape

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

b_caligari's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Excrement

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Blood