Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

5 reviews

havennnofjoyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

Very beautifully written, and some of the characters struggles are relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content and War

Minor: Vomit and Murder

fpcat99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

madelinekramer2021's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad medium-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: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Classism

thebearnest's review against another edition

adventurous informative sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Genocide, Infertility, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma