Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

65 reviews

bookwormcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

alloutofwords's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia and Death of parent

graceflvnt's review against another edition

1.0

* I didn’t actually finish this book, but I need to give it a low rating*

Wildly racist, and not just in the “period-typical” way either. Author writes about Black people in a super infantilizing way: always happy to help, always happy to work, very grateful for the white people they work for who are basically part of the family (and who are still buddy-buddy with local members of the KKK?). There’s a passage where one of the main characters starts fantasizing about herself as an extreme do-gooder/superhero figure and one of her righteous acts is “single-handedly blowing up the entire Middle East to prevent the Third World War” (232). 

Weird in other ways too, in terms of sex and power dynamics.

If you’re reading this for the sapphic romance, don’t bother. Yikes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Ableism and Domestic abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

pinkalpaca's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism

naomiauld's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

renewed_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

lucius_gooseman's review against another edition

5.0

the most fucked up book written by a Match Game panelist. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Cannibalism

ameshutch's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Cancer and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, and Cannibalism

beetdirt's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse

knunderb's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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

Such a wonderful book! Loved it. Even the side characters were really endearing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Murder