Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

17 reviews

carlytenille'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment

katreena's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lay_kone's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

michaelion's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.5

Presents itself as a book about the inner turmoil of being the center of a love triangle, but really it's about the horrors of the American "justice" system and what American prison does to not just a person but the people they love.

I got emotional twice. Twice!!! That's a great feat. That really doesn't happen often. What beautiful writing too. There were several moments I had to gasp, pause the audiobook, pull back the book, and reread the line. My goodness. Wow. The ending lost me a little bit that's why it's not a 4.75 rating but still. Wow!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia

ashareads's review

adventurous reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

saskiahill's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Beautifully written and moving. Thoroughly recommend the audiobook version read by Sean Crisden and Eisa Davis

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

bestienicoley's review

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

machenn's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

misslaurenreads's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

This story examines modern marriage - what it can handle and what is too much - while touching on what it means to be a black man in America. There are a lot of “this isn’t fair” moments that leave you angry. It leaves you in the end without a clear picture of who’s “side” you’re on - Roy’s, Celestial’s, or even Andre’s. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide

gracer0sew's review

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail