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br14nn4's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Incest, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Emotional abuse
readwthsam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault
bearsiies's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Incest, Rape, Torture, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Violence, and Toxic relationship
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Incest, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, and Grief
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Classism, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Excrement, Sexism, and Death of parent
asililydying's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
iheartapolloxxi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Classism, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, and Incest
aleksanski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Incest, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Abandonment, Bullying, Abortion, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
Minor: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
lorikleininak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse
madeline_koger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy
makayla_muir's review against another edition
- 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
Why this is or what exactly caused me to feel this way, I'm still pondering as I write this. Is it because Pecola's request and yearning for blue eyes feel so pushed into the background of the novel, outshone almost by other shocking, gut wrenching, abhorrent moments? Sure, it was disabling to see how societies prejudices and self-loathing fuelled culture could manifest itself in such a way into a child. This makes me think of the blonde-haired, white-skinned, blue-eyed dolls Pecola received for Christmas each year and tore apart or her hatred for Shirley Temple. I loved the remarkably unique and nuanced way we were let into Pecola's mind here. But again, I felt an overall lack of tragedy or pain. Maybe this does come down to the fact that I can only ever sympathise, distantly fathom, Pecola's situation. Maybe the pain and shock and tragedy can really only ever strike those who can actually understand it, who have lived through it. In saying that, I do believe that a sense of Pecola's self-loathing, loss and confusion of identity, unworthiness, can be found in all of us, especially in young women. I think this is where Morrison shines -showing the things that all humans have wished for or are wishing for or will eventually wish for. That is, capturing the silly, ever-changing idea of beauty, fitting in with everyone else, feeling worthy or good enough, wishing you had something someone else has. It's true that we have all thought that if we could change just one thing about ourselves -the size of our bellies, the shape of our noses, the colour of our eyes- everything else wrong with our lives will be better, we'll be happy and content, we'll believe ourselves to be worthy of love. So, despite the emotion of this book not necessarily fully hitting home with me, I do believe this to be a very sombre and unforgiving story of what it means to be human. A necessary read and one that has given me an insight like no other into the inner workings of internalized racism, how this comes to be, and the subtle yet drastic influences this can have on the singular and the many.
I could keep adding notes onto here for hours.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Racism, and Antisemitism