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coolfoolmoon's Reviews (357)
I hate contemporary references in books with a passion but this one isn't that bad.
My only issue is Jayne is constantly said to be an emotional character but reading through I can barely get a sense of her thought process. She does things / takes actions at random,
I guess my other issue is misused AAVE. But also... Asian American? From Texas? New York transplants? Color me shocked.
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, Dysphoria
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Classism
Minor: Racial slurs, Stalking
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Sexual assault, Vomit, Murder
Does a little too much for a book that's way too short. Despite this its very fun. Would I reread it? No. But I did have fun!
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Lesbophobia
Minor: Outing, War
It's beautiful. You can feel where she wanted to go with this book, and the fact that where she wanted to go ended up changing as she wrote, and in Miss Morrison fashion the end is just as marvellous as her other work. I won't put spoilers but there are so many elements in this book that blend together so well, so wonderful, so black and beautiful...
The alternate name for the book War would not have been so fitting as the title of Paradise. The idea of paradise inherently comes with complication and the town of Ruby embodies that. The plights of the characters, even the climax and the ending. So black and beautiful. Miss Morrison girl, you did it again.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Incest
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I appreciate that of all three books, Ezeulu was less of a coward than Obi and Okonkwo. That was at least tolerable.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, War
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Stalking
Minor: Miscarriage, Abandonment, War
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Murder, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Deportation
The Plays of Georgia Douglas Johnson: From the New Negro Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement
Georgia Douglas Johnson, Judith L. Stephens
That all being said... The plays aren't very good. In my opinion! The plots of most if not all of them feel like there's something missing, as if she wrote all the peak moments in a story and these plays are the bits of aftermath, like a One Day Later recap. Another dig is the plays feel like something my high school English teacher would've wrote because she wrote the plays herself I'm assuming because they didn't allow our small 500-student school to do regular high school plays like Romeo & Juliet or whatever.
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Police brutality
Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Classism
Minor: Racial slurs, Slavery
Graphic: Misogyny, Gaslighting
Moderate: Genocide, Alcohol
Minor: Racism, Blood