Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Sula by Toni Morrison

6 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

maregred's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, War, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Death

Minor: Toxic friendship and Racism

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

readingsofaslinky's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Grief, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Medical trauma

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

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Racial slurs, and Medical trauma

Minor: Antisemitism and Islamophobia