Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

468 reviews

sarah2438's review against another edition

3.0

It feels a bit criminal to not love this, and yet, I did not. This is my first time reading something by Toni Morrison and I wasn't expecting her writing to be so dense. Very poetic at times, but I struggled both with the writing and the narrative of the story-- it was always fluctuating, not linear at all. I'm embarrassed to admit it but Morrison's works may take more careful analysis than I was able to do this time around. Maybe I'll reread this at a later date.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Pedophilia

mbesq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy

hellokittyness's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Grief

jules3795's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Rape

lisettemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

miljahonen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

kypo's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

A lot of incest and pedophilia. I understand that Morrison was trying to give different perspectives of the same events by different characters in the story but it just came off as constant descriptions of abuse that were utterly vile. I understand these things happen and we should talk about them but the way it was done here disagreed with me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

teganms's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

allimt655's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Heartbreaking. It really just takes you through all of the emotions. Subject matter was really hard to read but the topic is so real and devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

anastaziamie's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Blood