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This is not a book that I can rate using Goodreads system which is based on "it was ok," "liked it," "really liked it," etc. I had to force myself to read this book and read 3 different romance novels in between reading parts of it. Morrison has brutiful (brutal/beautiful) powerful prose, and I can appreciate why she is recognized as one of the greatest writers of her time. I had, I believe as she intended, visceral reactions to the subject matter of this novel. I had to skim parts to avoid phys
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Toni Morrison truely is a magnificent author. This is a short but wonderfully written book about young black girls, and the trials and tribs they endure in a world where beauty is blond hair and blue eyes. Though there are some graphic scenes, it is a book definitely worth reading. I loved the way she worked all of the characters stories in and how they all connected back to the original group.
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“This soil is bad for certain kinds of flowers. Certain seeds it will not nurture, certain fruit it will not bear, and when the land kills of its own volition, we acquiesce and say the victim had no right to live.”
This little novel is a perfect example of the power of storytelling. Brilliantly structured and beautifully, heartbreakingly told.
This little novel is a perfect example of the power of storytelling. Brilliantly structured and beautifully, heartbreakingly told.
May 16, 2015
Diana
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Elizabeth
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