I haven't read the book yet...

[Brian]

...but I heard the movie version sucked.

My parents once went to see it (on a Sunday), and they were so bored and so annoyed with the film they eventually walked out.

At one point my mom asked what time it was. My dad, bored to tears, gave the most humorous answer: "It's 2:00 in the morning...on Tuesday."

[Karen]

Beloved is a wonderful book! Beautifully written and very heart rending. I didn't see the movie, but can't imagine that it could do the book justice at all.

[Kathy]

IMHO I think that Ms. Morrison's books are better digested as audiobooks. Books that I had a problem reading I listened to them on audio and they are amazing. The Bluest Eye, Tar Baby, Sula, Jazz and The Song of Solomon are jsut a few. The audiobooks allow me to concentrate on the story as she uses a lot of symbolism in her books.

[Sara]

Kathy wrote: "IMHO I think that Ms. Morrison's books are better digested as audiobooks. Books that I had a problem reading I listened to them on audio and they are amazing. The Bluest Eye, Tar Baby, Sula, Jazz..."

I haven't heard any of her books, but I'm definitely willing to agree that this is probably most true. Morrison writes in such a lyrical fashion that listening to her words spoken aloud must be like losing oneself into a Beethoven symphony.

And if Toni Morrison herself read it, then I am almost certain this is the case. She has the most melodic and amazing voice...I might have to pick this up from the library just to experience it in that way as well.

[Kathy]

In the Buest Eye it is the Author and Ruby Dee, one s also read by the late Lynne Thigpen. Her books are wonderful lyrical treats , absolutely spellbinding. Yes please do use the library that is where I got my from.

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I'm not quite sure what was the point of starting this thread. "I haven't read it, but I heard the movie sucked" which implies you haven't even seen the movie. Sorry if I sound irritated, but I feel as if 80% of all threads started on Goodreads are movie-related. Why can't we discuss the book? Beloved is an American masterpiece and should be more widely read and discussed, including here.

[Sara]

Matthew wrote: "I'm not quite sure what was the point of starting this thread. "I haven't read it, but I heard the movie sucked" which implies you haven't even seen the movie. Sorry if I sound irritated, but I fee..."

Perhaps we should start some amazingly cerebral thread about the book instead. ;)

[Valerie]

Read the book. There was nothing very wrong with the movie. Books are almost always better then the movies.

[Synoria]

The movie made an attempt at being to literal. I read this book twice. The second time was closer to the release of the movie because I wanted the book fresh in my mind. I was disappointed in the movie to some extent, but it was not all that bad.