mmmbooqz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
gobblingupbooks's review against another edition
4.0
My favorite story was Mattie! I also really loved Naylor’s lyrical, feverish prose in the prologue and epilogue.
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Alcoholism
Minor: Child death
fschulenberg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
ianridewood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault
midnightmarauder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There's Mattie Michael: a woman who had a baby out of wedlock and thought she could raise him well on love alone. He ends up
Then Etta Mae Johnson: Mattie's best friend who has only ever known how to
Following, Kiswana: a radical woman who fully embraces her black heritage and moves to Brewster Place for the purpose of finding the community she feels she lacked growing up.
Cora Lee: a lover of babies since childhood, whose obsession gets a bit too large and causes her to
And finally, Theresa and Lorraine: a lesbian couple who often fight about whether or not they're different from everyone else, solely on the count of their sexuality.
All of these women come from backgrounds that are not nearly similar to each other. But, they all come to Brewster Place to run, essentially, from the issues of their past. It is seen as a clean slate from the beatings, trauma, and pain that they experienced in those times.
Each story fits together like a puzzle piece as you read along, and I personally found myself captivated by these women's strengths. It gives a reminder that pain can often bring people together, and that isn't always in a bad way.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Abortion, Child death, and Religious bigotry
lydiature_'s review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
justlydz_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault
renareads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Death, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child death, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Murder
isaarusilor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism
Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
isobelk_18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Child death