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What Members Thought

Krissy
I won't rate this since I didn't get very far into it. I only managed just under 2 hours of audio. I've never read this author before so I was not prepared for her type of writing style. I had a difficult time getting into the story let alone understanding wtf was going on. Plus I am not a fan of authors doing their own narration of their audiobooks. I rarely enjoy it. She just has a very breathy and sleepy voice which didn't help me at all getting into the book. But after reading a full plot su ...more
Graceann
Dec 02, 2007 rated it really liked it
This is a demanding, difficult read - Toni Morrison does not talk down to her audiences; she expects you to keep up and she doesn't wait for you to catch up before moving on to the next metaphor so delicate that it can be completely lost by the inattentive reader. This novel is sweeping, painful and ultimately rewarding. ...more
Yusra Asaad
Mar 16, 2016 rated it liked it
Shelves: 3-stars
This is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel based on the true story of the woman slave named Margaret Garner.

In the novel "Sethe" who after escaping from the plantation "Sweet Home" that abused her, ended up murdering her baby daughter out of love!
Then after years, this daughter comes back as a presence in the house where Sethe lives. After being run out of the house by "Paul D" comes back in person!

I liked the story, but the telling of it bothered me. Going back and forth from past to present, from
...more
Beth
Nov 29, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Sophie
Dec 17, 2007 rated it it was ok
Shelves: classics
Arctic
Dec 25, 2007 marked it as to-read
Shelves: modern-lit, rgbc
Brenda
Jan 24, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction
Kate
Feb 25, 2008 rated it liked it
Ali
Apr 20, 2008 added it
Cari
Apr 27, 2008 rated it really liked it
Larissa
Aug 17, 2008 rated it really liked it
Dana
Aug 24, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Kate
Feb 05, 2010 marked it as to-read
Joanna Hennon
Nov 03, 2010 rated it really liked it
Val
Jun 06, 2011 rated it it was ok
Taryn
Aug 03, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kris Springer
Feb 28, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Collin
Apr 14, 2014 marked it as to-read
Erin
Dec 29, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 5-star-reads
Alexis
Aug 11, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Beth Given
Jun 10, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: blm
Kaitlyn
Jul 03, 2020 marked it as to-read
Martha
Apr 21, 2023 rated it really liked it
Lyzz
Aug 02, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jennifer Reierson
May 15, 2023 marked it as to-read
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