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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)

Toni Morrison

Start date: June 1, 2021

Finish date: June 20, 2021

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Sep 10, 2019 Suzy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, favorite-authors, found-community, journeying, listened-to, re-reads, pulitzer, audio-faves, diane-buddyread, slavery

5 +++++++ stars

Stunning, in every possible sense of the word, story of the immediate and long-term effects of slavery told through the intimacy of one family's story of escape and migration. Set before, during and after the civil war in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio this is a history lesson aimed at the heart, one needing to be told today more than ever. Listening to Morrison narrate this book was nothing short of breathtaking, bringing to life the poetic, lyrical and rhythmic writing a ...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Alana rated it liked it

Shelves: books-to-film, historical-fiction, pulitzer-prize-fiction, boxall-s-1001-books

This is such a devastating story not only of the horrors of slavery, but moreso of the lasting ripple effects of the aftermath of what such evil can do to someone, whether to their body or their spirit, the family and the soul, no matter which side you were on: master or slave. In the end, all are slaves to the vices one way or another, and the consequences are beyond measure.

The writing style is beautiful, like poetry, but the story is very heavy. It's one to read on a quiet afternoon, to take ...more

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Sep 20, 2020 Sassy Sarah Reads rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, black-stories-and-lives-matter, to-review, booktube-made-me-do-it, books-i-own, books-in-the-freezer-recs, dnf, women-of-horror, horror, rory-gilmore-reading-challenge

1 star DNF. I couldn't continue with this book. The narrative structure was frustrating and I didn't connect well with the audio narration. I may come back to this someday, but I think I will try another Morrison instead. Review to come. ...more

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