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Start date: May 1, 2019

Finish date: May 30, 2019

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Jun 19, 2012 Chris Blocker rated it really liked it

Toni Morrison is master of the English language. It doesn't matter if she's talking about flowers, or shoes, or syphilis, there is a rhythm to her words that feeds beautifully from one sentence to the next. It's that thing called “flow” students of creative writing are taught, the same flow instructors of creative writing have difficulty teaching. If I were a teacher of creative writing, and a student asked me to explain flow, I'd open up any Morrison novel to a random page of narrative and begi ...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Alana rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, political

Toni Morrison has a remarkable ability to say much in few words. Some of the themes come through immediately while others wait to come together until the very final pages. Frank is relatable from the beginning as a broken man, fighting his demons of growing up in a poverty-stricken world, trying to protect his family (i.e. his sister) and horrifying memories of war. Cee's journey is more subtle, from cringing young girl to woman determined to make up her own mind about herself and take responsib ...more

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