Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

38 reviews

itsradsmads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Death

Minor: Child death and Abortion

sunflowerwork's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Child death, Vomit, and Terminal illness

cheye13's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This was an absolutely beautiful book. It reads closer to poetry or verse than prose. The non-chronology weaves in a way that makes the story much greater than its plot. The audiobook was beautifully read and I look forward to a reread very soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Biphobia

Minor: Infidelity, Abandonment, and Classism

bev3203's review

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Sexual content

Minor: Death and Cancer

kryskross's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

crabbytaco's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Racial slurs and Gun violence

cocoanut7's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Touching and heartbreaking look at generational trauma and families coming together to love a little baby

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

amschelly153's review

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

Beautiful. Raw. A candid story from the perspectives of generations of family. Absolutely incredible.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

frankieclc's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Homophobia

hngisreading's review

emotional sad slow-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: Pregnancy, Cancer, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Child death, and Sexual content