zombiezami's review
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Vomit, Suicide, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Racial slurs, Slavery, Rape, Body horror, and Racism
Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Child death, and Drug use
rowanasm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Genocide, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, and Colonisation
Moderate: Miscarriage
bitterseason's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Misogyny, Self harm, Death of parent, Rape, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
Minor: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Child death
river_ratt'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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Trafficking, Self harm, Slavery, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault
stwriter92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spoiler
I think that this naivety is a mark of what she had learned about slavery. White people just didn't understand that black people were equal to them. She soon finds that it is very different. As Rufus grows, he soon becomes a slaveowner, despite Dana's attempts to teach him otherwise. The first time she is called back, he is being beaten nearly to death for raping a black woman because he wanted her. None of Dana's lessons have stuck and Dana is left in a moral quandary: should she continue to save Rufus, thus ensuring that she is born in the future or should she allow Rufus to die? I believe that this is a question she wrestles with time and time again. The small sliver of hope she has that he will change is what keeps her saving him time and time again. It is only when he attacks her and attempts to rape her that she kills him herself. It was at that point she fully understood that the hatred went too deep. He would never truly see her or other black people as his equal. The men were simply labor and the women were meant to be used for his own personal pleasure. The development of Rufus's character as he grows more and more awful becomes the fulcrum on which Dana's own fate seems to hinge on.Graphic: Rape, Gaslighting, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Trafficking
orchidd'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, and Suicide
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
alylentz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Torture, and Trafficking