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"I began to write my second book, which was called Sula, because of my preoccupation with a picture of a woman and the way in which I heard her name pronounced. Her name was Hannah, and I think she was a friend of my mother's. I don't remember seeing her very much, but what I do remember is the color around her--a kind of violet, a suffusion of something violet--and her eyes, which appeared to be half closed. But what I remember most is how the women said her name: how they said 'Hannah Peace' a
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In my continuing quest to read every word Toni Morrison has ever written. It almost seems unfair to rate her by the same system I use for paperback mystery novels and fantasy. I could rate Sula against her other writings, but that also seem unfair, since any piece she writes is by far more brilliant than the most ingenious thought I can hold.
Sula is perfect. I did not think it would be when I began it. I thought Beloved would still be my favorite. But this novel, or novella, really, earns your ...more
Sula is perfect. I did not think it would be when I began it. I thought Beloved would still be my favorite. But this novel, or novella, really, earns your ...more
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