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The Bluest Eye / Sula / Song Of Solomon
A box set of Toni Morrison's principal works, featuring The Bluest Eye (her first novel), Beloved (Pulitzer Prize winner), and Song of Solomon (National Book Critics Award winner).
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, Beloved transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. This spellbinding novel tells the story of Sethe, a former slave who escapes to Ohio, but eighteen years later is still not free.
In The New York Times bestselling novel, The Bluest Eye , Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty and yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes, that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife.
With Song of Solomon , Morrison transfigures the coming-of-age story as she follows Milkman Dead from his rustbelt city to the place of his family's origins, introducing an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins, the inhabitants of a fully realized black world.
This beautifully designed slipcase will make the perfect holiday and perennial gift.
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, Beloved transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. This spellbinding novel tells the story of Sethe, a former slave who escapes to Ohio, but eighteen years later is still not free.
In The New York Times bestselling novel, The Bluest Eye , Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty and yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes, that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife.
With Song of Solomon , Morrison transfigures the coming-of-age story as she follows Milkman Dead from his rustbelt city to the place of his family's origins, introducing an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins, the inhabitants of a fully realized black world.
This beautifully designed slipcase will make the perfect holiday and perennial gift.
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Toni Morrison
240 books24.3k followersChloe Anthony Wofford Morrison, known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist and editor. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987); she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.
Born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, Morrison graduated from Howard University in 1953 with a B.A. in English. Morrison earned a master's degree in American Literature from Cornell University in 1955. In 1957 she returned to Howard University, was married, and had two children before divorcing in 1964. Morrison became the first black female editor for fiction at Random House in New York City in the late 1960s. She developed her own reputation as an author in the 1970s and '80s. Her novel Beloved was made into a film in 1998. Morrison's works are praised for addressing the harsh consequences of racism in the United States and the Black American experience.
The National Endowment for the Humanities selected Morrison for the Jefferson Lecture, the U.S. federal government's highest honor for achievement in the humanities, in 1996. She was honored with the National Book Foundation's Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters the same year. President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 29, 2012. She received the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction in 2016. Morrison was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2020.
Born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, Morrison graduated from Howard University in 1953 with a B.A. in English. Morrison earned a master's degree in American Literature from Cornell University in 1955. In 1957 she returned to Howard University, was married, and had two children before divorcing in 1964. Morrison became the first black female editor for fiction at Random House in New York City in the late 1960s. She developed her own reputation as an author in the 1970s and '80s. Her novel Beloved was made into a film in 1998. Morrison's works are praised for addressing the harsh consequences of racism in the United States and the Black American experience.
The National Endowment for the Humanities selected Morrison for the Jefferson Lecture, the U.S. federal government's highest honor for achievement in the humanities, in 1996. She was honored with the National Book Foundation's Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters the same year. President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 29, 2012. She received the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction in 2016. Morrison was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2020.
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April 7, 2008
Seeing as this book apparently won the Nobel Prize in Literature, I was surprised that I couldn't even find the correct book on goodreads. I only read The Bluest Eye. As I began the book, only one word came to mind: pretentious. I was frustrated at the paragraphs upon paragraphs of uneeded large words and descriptions. It almost seemed that the author wrote the book to show something off; just begging for some award and recognition. What bothered me most was that the narrator was a young girl. No way would a little kid speak in such sophisticated language. The premise of the book was supposedly race relations, or at least that's what was written in the back. However, the book included the rape of the young girl, Pecola, by her father. I understood what the author was trying to do when she described the father's childhood troubles and the rape from his point of view. She was trying to bring some humanity and explanation to the "bad guy" in the situation, which few authors bother to do. However, I still felt that she was excusing his actions, which slightly repulsed me.
May 27, 2020
i think this is a classic masterpiece. Not sure why it doesnt have 5 stars.
April 13, 2015
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is a dramatic narrative about two sisters named Claudia and Frieda who live in Ohio with their parents. After the Great Depression, the family has many financial issues causing them to live in poverty in a store front apartment. Pecola moves back in with her family. Her parents fight, her dad drinks a lot and Pecola gets no attention. Pecola feels that she is ugly and that white is beautiful. She imagined that she had blue eyes and how much better she would look and be treated.
There were many things that I liked about " The Bluest Eye". First, the story is told in different perspectives. In the beginning, the narrator is telling the story of Claudia and her sister Frieda. Later Pecola becomes the main focus of the story as the narrator talks about her life. Another thing I liked about the book is that it is very realistic and captures a realistic setting as well as the feelings and emotions of a black teenage girl. Pecola wanted her eyes to be blue just like white girls. She felt that black was ugly and white was beauty.
Overall this was a great book. I usually don't like books like this but "The Bluest Eye" was a book that I could easily understand because of how realistic it was. There are many parts that are dark and may cause the reader to feel uncomfortable but by the end, the reader will fully understand how those dark events shaped the characters.
There were many things that I liked about " The Bluest Eye". First, the story is told in different perspectives. In the beginning, the narrator is telling the story of Claudia and her sister Frieda. Later Pecola becomes the main focus of the story as the narrator talks about her life. Another thing I liked about the book is that it is very realistic and captures a realistic setting as well as the feelings and emotions of a black teenage girl. Pecola wanted her eyes to be blue just like white girls. She felt that black was ugly and white was beauty.
Overall this was a great book. I usually don't like books like this but "The Bluest Eye" was a book that I could easily understand because of how realistic it was. There are many parts that are dark and may cause the reader to feel uncomfortable but by the end, the reader will fully understand how those dark events shaped the characters.
July 15, 2020
My first introduction to Toni Morrison and I loved every minute of it. The Bluest Eye was special to me because I saw so many young black girls in Pecola and it brought me to tears while reading. Absolutely that I got a chance to read this at my HBCU, with an outstanding professor that required us to really get into the importance of Pecola's character. Not only that, but to truly evaluate the behaviors of those surrounding her. This book holds a special place in my heart. Worth the read.
September 12, 2020
The Bluest Eye:
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first novel. Although it did not achieve critical or commercial success upon its original publication in 1970, it is now regarded as a masterpiece in many literary circles. It is an important work in Morrison’s oeuvre and also a seminal novel of our times. Set in Morrison’s hometown of Lorraine, Ohio in the 1940s, the story confronts the devastating effects of racism on an eleven-year-old black girl named Pecola Breedlove. Morrison examines Pecola’s fascination with wanting blue eyes as a means to erasing her self-perceived ugliness. What constitutes beauty? How does the idea of ugliness pollute our minds? Morrison takes on society’s tendency to marginalize beauty and make everyone and everything that falls outside that sphere feel inferior. Full of poetic prose and painful emotion, The Bluest Eye is one of Morrison’s most widely-read novels.
Sula:
Sula is Toni Morrison’s second novel, first published in 1973. The book received high critical praise for its cast of unforgettable characters and its fine literary craftsmanship, a staple of every one of Morrison’s novels. Morrison’s many distinctive characters coalesce around the central relationship between two headstrong heroines in a small black town in Ohio. Nel Wright chooses to remain rooted to her community, while her childhood friend Sula Peace heads off for adventure beyond her rural upbringing. Years later Sula returns to her hometown as a reinvented self. The two women find themselves in a heated rivalry over how their different choices have shaped their lives. A rich and rewarding novel with prose so fluid and clear it defines the measure of excellence, Sula examines the diverging paths of two black women as they struggle to renew a friendship broken apart by the modern world.
Song of Solomon:
With the publication of her third novel Song of Solomon in 1977, Morrison established herself as one of the preeminent writers of her time. The book was her first to earn widespread commercial success, and it also won Morrison her first major literary achievement, the National Book Critics Circle Award. Song of Solomon is a grand and sweeping narrative that explores the tremendous vibrancy of family heritage. With her trademark talent for creating memorable characters, Morrison charts the journey of the novel’s central protagonist, Milkman Dead, as he sets out in search of the roots to his family lineage. As very few writers can, Morrison brings to life a black community filled with myth and magic, love and hate, and good and evil. The lyricism of her language allows the story to extend beyond a specific time and place to encapsulate a world of ghosts and visions that evokes the same type of power found in the works of Faulkner and Steinbeck. With the success of Song of Solomon, Morrison elevated her status to one of America’s most important 20th Century literary figures.
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first novel. Although it did not achieve critical or commercial success upon its original publication in 1970, it is now regarded as a masterpiece in many literary circles. It is an important work in Morrison’s oeuvre and also a seminal novel of our times. Set in Morrison’s hometown of Lorraine, Ohio in the 1940s, the story confronts the devastating effects of racism on an eleven-year-old black girl named Pecola Breedlove. Morrison examines Pecola’s fascination with wanting blue eyes as a means to erasing her self-perceived ugliness. What constitutes beauty? How does the idea of ugliness pollute our minds? Morrison takes on society’s tendency to marginalize beauty and make everyone and everything that falls outside that sphere feel inferior. Full of poetic prose and painful emotion, The Bluest Eye is one of Morrison’s most widely-read novels.
Sula:
Sula is Toni Morrison’s second novel, first published in 1973. The book received high critical praise for its cast of unforgettable characters and its fine literary craftsmanship, a staple of every one of Morrison’s novels. Morrison’s many distinctive characters coalesce around the central relationship between two headstrong heroines in a small black town in Ohio. Nel Wright chooses to remain rooted to her community, while her childhood friend Sula Peace heads off for adventure beyond her rural upbringing. Years later Sula returns to her hometown as a reinvented self. The two women find themselves in a heated rivalry over how their different choices have shaped their lives. A rich and rewarding novel with prose so fluid and clear it defines the measure of excellence, Sula examines the diverging paths of two black women as they struggle to renew a friendship broken apart by the modern world.
Song of Solomon:
With the publication of her third novel Song of Solomon in 1977, Morrison established herself as one of the preeminent writers of her time. The book was her first to earn widespread commercial success, and it also won Morrison her first major literary achievement, the National Book Critics Circle Award. Song of Solomon is a grand and sweeping narrative that explores the tremendous vibrancy of family heritage. With her trademark talent for creating memorable characters, Morrison charts the journey of the novel’s central protagonist, Milkman Dead, as he sets out in search of the roots to his family lineage. As very few writers can, Morrison brings to life a black community filled with myth and magic, love and hate, and good and evil. The lyricism of her language allows the story to extend beyond a specific time and place to encapsulate a world of ghosts and visions that evokes the same type of power found in the works of Faulkner and Steinbeck. With the success of Song of Solomon, Morrison elevated her status to one of America’s most important 20th Century literary figures.
June 25, 2020
The Bluest Eye was my third Toni Morrison book I ever read, and it was the one that fully opened my eyes to her world and her writing. I will never forget this book. Morrison was able to so accurately capture the feelings of ugliness all in the language of a child. There are so many moments in the book that will just stay in my mind forever, likewise with characters like Soaphead Church. I don't think anything could have really prepared me for the ending.
Song of Solomon I read a year later, and like the Bluest Eye I don't think I will ever forget this book. Toni Morrison just has this amazing ability to plunge the reader into a world filled with the most interesting characters who are so life-like it's easy to forget you are reading. The book is filled with mythology and folklore, and it's sort of a bildungsroman or kind of like a Toni Morrison version of The Oddysey in my mind. I don't even really know what more to say about it other than it's AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Song of Solomon I read a year later, and like the Bluest Eye I don't think I will ever forget this book. Toni Morrison just has this amazing ability to plunge the reader into a world filled with the most interesting characters who are so life-like it's easy to forget you are reading. The book is filled with mythology and folklore, and it's sort of a bildungsroman or kind of like a Toni Morrison version of The Oddysey in my mind. I don't even really know what more to say about it other than it's AMAZING!!!!!!!!
February 2, 2026
I only read The Song of Solomon. This is a very renowned author who received awards for her writing detailing experiences with racism. It's a hypocrisy that this site goes on about black history month but won't allow people to give more specific recognition to works by such an accomplished person. It was a great story, by the way.
October 15, 2021
One of my favorite books written by Toni Morrison. It is a sad book but very well written. I remember writing my thesis paper on this book when I was in 11th grade. The way it is written reminded me of poetry, very deep and thought provoking.
November 1, 2020
The betrayal of a little girl by her family and society was extremely painful. The emotions rose like smoke off of the page.
September 24, 2021
This is a re-read for me. I read it years ago and wanted to experience it again. I felt sure I’d read it with more appreciation and I truly did. She was a beautiful writer.
November 27, 2023
This book wasn’t for me.
December 29, 2023
I re read these classics to see if they still moved me. They did. They do. Thank you to my high school lit teachers.
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January 18, 2024I enjoyed all the books but prefer The Bluest Eye and Sula to be superior to Song of Solomon. "Song..." was too allegorical for my taste. There were far too many metaphors and similes.
January 19, 2024
This was very hard to read. The topics made me so uncomfortable. My heart hurt for these characters the good the bad and the ugly.
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September 4, 2024Captivating, highly sensational, it evokes the spirit as well as the mind. Incredible that this is Morrison's debut novel.
October 23, 2024
Master artist. The imagery in this book is unmatched.
September 12, 2020
The Bluest Eye:
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first novel. Although it did not achieve critical or commercial success upon its original publication in 1970, it is now regarded as a masterpiece in many literary circles. It is an important work in Morrison’s oeuvre and also a seminal novel of our times. Set in Morrison’s hometown of Lorraine, Ohio in the 1940s, the story confronts the devastating effects of racism on an eleven-year-old black girl named Pecola Breedlove. Morrison examines Pecola’s fascination with wanting blue eyes as a means to erasing her self-perceived ugliness. What constitutes beauty? How does the idea of ugliness pollute our minds? Morrison takes on society’s tendency to marginalize beauty and make everyone and everything that falls outside that sphere feel inferior. Full of poetic prose and painful emotion, The Bluest Eye is one of Morrison’s most widely-read novels.
Song of Solomon:
With the publication of her third novel Song of Solomon in 1977, Morrison established herself as one of the preeminent writers of her time. The book was her first to earn widespread commercial success, and it also won Morrison her first major literary achievement, the National Book Critics Circle Award. Song of Solomon is a grand and sweeping narrative that explores the tremendous vibrancy of family heritage. With her trademark talent for creating memorable characters, Morrison charts the journey of the novel’s central protagonist, Milkman Dead, as he sets out in search of the roots to his family lineage. As very few writers can, Morrison brings to life a black community filled with myth and magic, love and hate, and good and evil. The lyricism of her language allows the story to extend beyond a specific time and place to encapsulate a world of ghosts and visions that evokes the same type of power found in the works of Faulkner and Steinbeck. With the success of Song of Solomon, Morrison elevated her status to one of America’s most important 20th Century literary figures.
Beloved:
Upon its publication in 1987, Beloved was deemed a masterpiece, and it went on to win the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Through the character of Sethe, Morrison investigates the tragic, true-life events surrounding an ex-slave named Margaret Garner. The institution of slavery becomes magnified through a heinous act of violence that haunts Sethe throughout her life. The novel examines Sethe’s psychological wounds as she struggles to find strength to counteract the unthinkable memories of her past. With prose that is lean, clear, and beautiful, Morrison joins the past with the present through Sethe’s remembrances. Morrison focuses on the mental anguish of slavery amid the physical brutalities, and she presents a wrenching exploration of slavery’s legacy in America. Beloved is one of the monumental achievements of literature in the 20th century and one of the central reasons Morrison became the first African-American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. It is my favorite novel, and it is a reading experience I cherish as more valuable and emotional than any other book.
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first novel. Although it did not achieve critical or commercial success upon its original publication in 1970, it is now regarded as a masterpiece in many literary circles. It is an important work in Morrison’s oeuvre and also a seminal novel of our times. Set in Morrison’s hometown of Lorraine, Ohio in the 1940s, the story confronts the devastating effects of racism on an eleven-year-old black girl named Pecola Breedlove. Morrison examines Pecola’s fascination with wanting blue eyes as a means to erasing her self-perceived ugliness. What constitutes beauty? How does the idea of ugliness pollute our minds? Morrison takes on society’s tendency to marginalize beauty and make everyone and everything that falls outside that sphere feel inferior. Full of poetic prose and painful emotion, The Bluest Eye is one of Morrison’s most widely-read novels.
Song of Solomon:
With the publication of her third novel Song of Solomon in 1977, Morrison established herself as one of the preeminent writers of her time. The book was her first to earn widespread commercial success, and it also won Morrison her first major literary achievement, the National Book Critics Circle Award. Song of Solomon is a grand and sweeping narrative that explores the tremendous vibrancy of family heritage. With her trademark talent for creating memorable characters, Morrison charts the journey of the novel’s central protagonist, Milkman Dead, as he sets out in search of the roots to his family lineage. As very few writers can, Morrison brings to life a black community filled with myth and magic, love and hate, and good and evil. The lyricism of her language allows the story to extend beyond a specific time and place to encapsulate a world of ghosts and visions that evokes the same type of power found in the works of Faulkner and Steinbeck. With the success of Song of Solomon, Morrison elevated her status to one of America’s most important 20th Century literary figures.
Beloved:
Upon its publication in 1987, Beloved was deemed a masterpiece, and it went on to win the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Through the character of Sethe, Morrison investigates the tragic, true-life events surrounding an ex-slave named Margaret Garner. The institution of slavery becomes magnified through a heinous act of violence that haunts Sethe throughout her life. The novel examines Sethe’s psychological wounds as she struggles to find strength to counteract the unthinkable memories of her past. With prose that is lean, clear, and beautiful, Morrison joins the past with the present through Sethe’s remembrances. Morrison focuses on the mental anguish of slavery amid the physical brutalities, and she presents a wrenching exploration of slavery’s legacy in America. Beloved is one of the monumental achievements of literature in the 20th century and one of the central reasons Morrison became the first African-American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. It is my favorite novel, and it is a reading experience I cherish as more valuable and emotional than any other book.
January 1, 2024
Finally finished Song of Solomon so wanted to write a review.
If I had to rate the stories, I would easily put Song of Solomon first followed by The Bluest Eye and then Sula. Make no mistake, all three stories are amazing and compelling.
Song of Solomon, surprisingly, can be quite gripping. There were times I was racing to read because I was interested in what was going to happen next. The ending was excellent, leaving questions and openness to interpretation. I really enjoyed Milkman's character growth. He grew on me over the novel and I enjoyed his evolution on what he views as freedom and how society views him (and him, himself) as a young black man in America. Most of Morrison's characters grow on you as you see their complexity and learn the reasons behind why they are the way they are.
The Bluest Eye, I think, is the hardest read due to The themes of body hatred and internalized racism are also incredibly hard at times but Morrison shows the impact of generational trauma.
For Sula, I felt that this had the loosest plot but I did find the theme of motherhood, strained daughter/mother bonds, female friendship, and trauma bonding very interesting and handled well.
Like all of Morrison's work, these stories are meant to be examined and viewed through multiple lenses. The characters always interest me and I want to learn more about their motivations and backgrounds. I also love how Morrison often circles back on themes introduced earlier and then puts them in a new light.
Overall, Morrison is a wonderful writer tackling very tough topics that are still current challenges today. She has strong female characters and isn't afraid to show the harsh realism that Black men and women faced in 1920-1960s America and to this day.
If I had to rate the stories, I would easily put Song of Solomon first followed by The Bluest Eye and then Sula. Make no mistake, all three stories are amazing and compelling.
Song of Solomon, surprisingly, can be quite gripping. There were times I was racing to read because I was interested in what was going to happen next. The ending was excellent, leaving questions and openness to interpretation. I really enjoyed Milkman's character growth. He grew on me over the novel and I enjoyed his evolution on what he views as freedom and how society views him (and him, himself) as a young black man in America. Most of Morrison's characters grow on you as you see their complexity and learn the reasons behind why they are the way they are.
The Bluest Eye, I think, is the hardest read due to The themes of body hatred and internalized racism are also incredibly hard at times but Morrison shows the impact of generational trauma.
For Sula, I felt that this had the loosest plot but I did find the theme of motherhood, strained daughter/mother bonds, female friendship, and trauma bonding very interesting and handled well.
Like all of Morrison's work, these stories are meant to be examined and viewed through multiple lenses. The characters always interest me and I want to learn more about their motivations and backgrounds. I also love how Morrison often circles back on themes introduced earlier and then puts them in a new light.
Overall, Morrison is a wonderful writer tackling very tough topics that are still current challenges today. She has strong female characters and isn't afraid to show the harsh realism that Black men and women faced in 1920-1960s America and to this day.
April 7, 2008
The Bluest Eye was a story about a little black girl named Pecola Breedlove. This story took place many years ago, around the times of when racism was still happening in our country. Pecola would see how the white people lived, with their new cars and fancy dresses. The women had blonde hair and blue eyes, unlike Pecola who had brown hair and eyes. I think that she envied this from the white girls. When it was autumn and cold outside, Pecola had to warm her bed with her silhouette and she wouldn’t move later because the other space on the bed was cold. It seems as though life was tough for her. Especially, since people weren’t treated equally back then. In the book it seems as though Pecola thinks that if she had blonde hair and blue eyes, if she became a different race she would fit in with society. I found this book interesting to see how Pecola viewed others. Recommended!
March 28, 2008
I've had a copy of this book since a college English course I took in high school, and re-reading it was an awakening. I found it useful and inspiring in terms of writing about PLACE. Morrison's depiction of the community known as "The Bottom" is vivid and strongly metaphorical. The ensemble cast of characters each bear distinctive traits that keep the reader from getting confused between so many people in such a condensed story. I particularly liked how the story continues after the title-character expires. This isn't my favorite Morrison book, but it was the first of hers that I read. The way Morrison weaves time, place, and characters is worth studying.
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June 30, 2012
I read this book in high school for an independent study, and I still remember it. That's saying something since I have a terrible memory. I went on to read almost all of the other books by Morrison, so I obviously enjoyed it. It's about the conception of beauty and how we teach minorities that they aren't worthy because they don't have the stereotypical vision of beauty (e.g. blue eyes). The ironic part is that I HAVE blue eyes. But the story still impacted me in that I became more aware of those unspoken standards in our culture and had more of a heart for those who feel inadequate because of something someone else imposed on them.
March 24, 2009
I haven't read The Bluest Eye and Sula yet. They are on my list. But Song of Solomon was absolutely mesmerizing, touching, written with such poetry, such expression of emotions. It drags you down with its harshness and darknest and then elevates you with deep feelings of love. I went through all stages of emotion while reading this masterpiece and I strongly and passionately recommend it.
Warning : it is not a love-story as people usually know them. It is uncommon, better, deeper, stronger, much more than that.
Warning : it is not a love-story as people usually know them. It is uncommon, better, deeper, stronger, much more than that.
August 31, 2020
I really enjoyed reading all three. The first two are great stories and interesting. Beloved is a difficult read at times. In the PBS documentary on Tony Morrison, Oprah comments on this, and how the author replied" that, dear, is reading. Beloved is based on a true story from an old newspaper article and is told and retold over and over from different points of view, etc. Stick with it and it is rewarding . I do not know if there is a audiobook available, but if so that might be a better way to hear the great story found in "Beloved".
March 29, 2008
Here's the book club book that never had a discussion. The member who chose it quit before we had the meeting. But since it was on the schedule for the year many of us read it. An Oprah book, so as usual I'm not super hip about it. This book made me feel guilty for being white. Still I do admire Toni Morrison as an author.
January 22, 2013
I have read all three books and I am a huge fan of Toni. Her writing style is amazing. She sucks you into each character and I really feel what they go through. Sometimes she can be a little difficult to understand so you really need to make sure you are not distracted when reading her so you fully get what she is trying to say. Some of her characters make it into other books as well so that's really neat.
April 25, 2008
Against my better judgment, I read just The Bluest Eye on the suggestion of my ex-mother-in-law. Who I hated. And who I hated even more after I read The Bluest Eye, which I found terribly boring. I just don't get Toni Morrison.
November 14, 2015
Of these books I have only read The Bluest Eye and I cannot describe how amazing I found it. It is definitely my favourite book to date. The amount of emotion and the level of detail, even the structure of the book is beautiful. A truly heart-breaking analysis that I can only describe as a masterpiece.
March 24, 2008
The Bluest Eye is so sad, it makes you think of the manner is which society defines and measure physical beauty and colour. So damaging. And society ignores the more pressing concerns, as usual.....
April 3, 2008
ok i've only read the bluest eye and Sula, not song of solomon. haunting, aching, devastating at the same time beautiful, i think she captures perfectly a black/woman experience and also the true experience and soul of america.
May 1, 2008
The Bluest Eye has characters that are thoughtful and the events that happen paint such a picture in your mind. It's a great time-piece with a really strong sense of the injustice that took place in America and how the treatment shaped the thoughts and lives of the African American populaltion.
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