Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

2 reviews

theuncannydani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Baldwin wrote this is such a poetic way, but I was still able to follow it. That was great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

mikki_9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Torture