Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

27 reviews

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

An incredible book! He weaves back and forth through time as he tells this story. It is so beautifully written and has so much excellent social commentary. 

I will say, definitely take the SA content warning seriously. If you want specifics, it is a bit spoiler-ey:

The thing that stood out to me was the fact that the survivor was confronted and not in a delicate way. There was no victim-blaming or saying that she was lying about it happening, however she is confronted becuase she chose the wrong person in the line-up (assumably) after being manipulated. While they do take some care in how she is confronted, it still is not great. While I do think there is a reason the author chose to have the story play out like that, it seemed like something that could be potentially quite triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault and Police brutality

Minor: Miscarriage

jaiari12's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Death and Suicide

lizawood's review

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment

clapyourshands's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Suicide, Police brutality, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

mikki_9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Torture

trinidad_gondi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage, Slavery, and Abortion

candacem's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Alcohol