Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

181 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

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

jmatteo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Truly shocking that this is Morrison’s novel debut. An incredible work with prose that is unmatched in deliciousness, evocativeness, and incisiveness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

mirajuliee'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

5.0

Toni Morrison’s writing style is stunning — poetic and raw in the best way. But some parts were really tough to read, not because of the writing, but because they hit hard emotionally. That’s the point of this book though: it’s meant to challenge and confront you with the ugliness of external-turned-internal racism, classism and how societal standards influence self-worth.

This story will stick with me for a long time, as it forces the reader to reflect themselves in many ways. I had to reread the prologue (and the added note from Alice Hasters in the german edition) multiple times to really let the importance and significance of the book sink in.
If you’re planning to read this book, PLEASE make sure you READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS before reading!!! 

(racial trauma, graphic sexual abuse, incest, animal killing, alcoholism, …)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Classism

martamarin's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

pestosito's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aearl1299's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

Toni Morrison’s books always make me so incredibly uncomfortable in the most important way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, and Rape

romi98's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

s4rahallen's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A challenging read, to say the least. A little flowery in the prose at times, but well written nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Racism