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Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

Start date: July 15, 2023

Finish date: August 15, 2023

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Jan 14, 2010 Dree rated it it was amazing

Shelves: african-am-can-diaspora-lit, 1994-reads, 1001-read, 1000-guardian-read

My favorite of the several I have read by Morrison. Worth a reread.

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Sep 12, 2019 Linda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I tell you I never re-read anything. And yet I just re-read this book at the suggestion of a Booktopia friend. There is no dispute- the author is genius on a page. I’m Sure I missed some of the millions of allusions - the Bible, myth, history - all packed in here and turned on a thread of characters, plot and place. Macon Dead makes every effort to fly.

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Nov 26, 2008 Linda rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, 2019, clcpl, paperback, historical-fiction

I honestly don't remember that I read this book before (although I'm thinking it may have been a listen).
It's not always easy to read. Some days I couldn't wait to pick it up; other days it was going to be a chore. I kept wondering, "What am I missing or misunderstanding?" Yet, I kept on. I'm glad I read it (again) and will try additional Toni Morrison books.
Thank to checking with Shmoop.com, I clarified some parts of the book. ...more

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