Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

128 reviews

fedorasommora's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

Absolute perfection

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ayomiposia's review against another edition

emotional informative 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: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Suicide

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

NYT Notable Books 2021: 12/100

When I picked this up and saw it was over 800 pages, I wasn't sure what to think. I still think that it could have been shorter (I understand why the background story was woven in to the start of each section, but it really wasn't my favourite), but overall this was a mostly solid read. There are definitely some heavy topics covered in it, but it was done in a way that didn't seem overwhelming. Ailey was a great character and I loved being part of her journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Death of parent

scorpiaa's review against another edition

Character story lines echo another ghetto ballad of SA, pedophilia, crack addictions, drug related deaths, racism and sexism with no character catching a break. Excessively detailed recounts of SA to main and side characters seems unnecessary and border on trauma porn. Started out interesting and engaging with mentions of abuse being semi manageable to read throughout but the frequency mid way and the continual unraveling of characters and repeated abuse became unbearable to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Abortion

Didn’t need detailed accounts of slaves being sodomized and bleeding, children getting r*ped to death

tafeeeeee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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

This was one of the hardest books for me to read to date. The emotions were so visceral and the descriptions were so vibrant that I had to stop listening for awhile to calm down and reflect. This audiobook made me cry, laugh, scowl, and smile. This is a 5 star read for me not because I necessarily "enjoyed" it but because it felt so real and the narratives were so poignant.

As a descendant of enslaved Black people in the South, this book tested my ability to keep listening. Just thinking of how my ancestors probably experienced or witnessed some of the situations mentioned made my heart ache. To think that the things mentioned in the book - and worse things - actually happened to real people is absolutely heartbreaking. 

Books like this are so important because they tell the hard truths. They make you uncomfortable so you may grow in knowledge and compassion. I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I started listening but that's better in a way because I probably would have avoided starting the book because of the topics.

This was beautifully written and narrated. I'm not likely to forget this book anytime soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cursing and Drug abuse

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e_l_smith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-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, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

_thunderhead_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

dijon_supply's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

laurenb's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.25

I DNF’d around 52%. Not what I expected at all and way too much about child sexual abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

prof_thomo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery