Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

15 reviews

taviarz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book. I think it made me feel every emotion possible while still adding complex issues and narratives 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Animal death and Rape

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Natural disasters, Colorism, Eugenics

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.5

Janie and Tea Cakes love story reigns supreme

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cepbreed's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

It wasn’t phenomenal, expected of a rushed AP Lit read I finished 5 minutes before a timed essay. I would say

when she shot her third husband, that was a girlboss moment.

I got a 93 on the essay though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

howie_e's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting