Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

35 reviews

erd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Love how the story is organized into chunks diving deeper on specific characters and their pain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

None of content is over-the-top or overdone, all of it drives the story along.

sib_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

marabdelmageed's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don’t know why, but when I first heard of this book, I thought I wouldn’t be interested. In reality, it is practically made for me: a mid-century historical fiction where the narrative changes perspective. That’s right up my alley. I loved the way this was written and the way the plot unfolded. My one complaint is that it felt like Desiree didn’t get as much development compared to other characters. Still, I truly loved this, and I would highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Slavery, and Excrement

Colorism, lynching

amelia_hl3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Medical content

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Dementia, and Toxic friendship

galexy_brain's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, Transphobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and War

scruffie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

I didn't know I'd like it so much when I first picked it up. Loved every bit of it. 5 stars from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

jellyf8r's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Drug use

clea's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Dementia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Grief, and Dysphoria

Minor: Misogyny, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

ivana's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment