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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship
Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Police brutality
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DO NOT be intimidated by Toni Morrison's novels.
This is what I'd tell my younger self (the one who stopped reading Morrison after college) and this is what I tell you.
Song of Solomon is strangely beautiful and beautifully strange. I think it's my favorite of Morrison's works so far. I was totally invested in Milkman Dead's journey, even though he sometimes did things that frustrated the hell out of me.
More thoughts to come in a couple of days over at http://bigreadinglife.wordpress.com.
This is what I'd tell my younger self (the one who stopped reading Morrison after college) and this is what I tell you.
Song of Solomon is strangely beautiful and beautifully strange. I think it's my favorite of Morrison's works so far. I was totally invested in Milkman Dead's journey, even though he sometimes did things that frustrated the hell out of me.
More thoughts to come in a couple of days over at http://bigreadinglife.wordpress.com.
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs
Minor: Animal death
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
actually speechless. yall dont even GET IT. this is one of the best books i have EVER read. EVERYONE should aim to make a book as dense and fruitful as this. EVERY PAGE is rich and important and beautiful and AAAAHHHHHHH
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Names that had meaning. No wonder Pilate put hers in her ear. When you know your name, you should hang on to it, for unless it is noted down and remembered, it will die when you do.
Song of Solomon was my third of Toni Morrison's works in the same amount of weeks; and, having just liked the two others, I had moderate expectations. It was thus a pleasant surprise to find myself pulled in from the very start and absolutely adoring this book.
Morrison's writing is excellent, that is not surprise, but it is evidently so in Song of Solomon. Every single character is so full of life, so real and brilliant. Not one thing is left to chance, and seeing the mystery unfold as the main character grows was an incredible experience.
Milkman's story is so singular yet so universal, and I think it is that which makes this book so good.
Born soon after a man jumped from a rooftop in an attempt to fly, Milkman Dead spends his life trying to fly too. This coming-of-age tale unfurls in a Black world filled with complex characters, each with their past, their dreams and motivations. Morrison does a magnificent job of writing a male main character, with all his flaws, without falling into stereotypes but without coddling him. And, of course, her female characters each shine in their own way, Pilate taking the crown (for me, at least).
Every writer should strive to achieve such a dense and fruitful work. Nothing is wasted in these pages. Morrison's prose is at once elegant and familiar, to be admired and to greet like an old friend. I can see myself revisiting Milkman and his family and friends often.
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4/5 overall but not my fave from Morrison, which is j bc reading abt men is not my fave