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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

101 reviews

br14nn4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Incest, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Emotional abuse

sarina_klinst's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book broke me! 
But I beleave everybody should read IT...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Classism, Cursing, Sexual content, Rape, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Incest

kemrick19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

unawake0442's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Toni Morrison is a legend for a reason.

As I read, I kept thinking about the author's foreword, in which Morrison says she wanted the reader not to pity Pecola, but to examine their role in smashing her. Reading actively, with this in mind was eye-opening. How many times do we pity someone in worse circumstances than our own but do nothing to help or look away from our role in that oppression, intentional or not?

The Bluest Eye feels like a warning. It is a warning to those who tore Pecola down, the would-be protectors who failed her, the friends who were busy trying to get by themselves and let her fall through the cracks, the strangers who watched and did nothing but make remarks. And, of course, to Pecola herself.

There are many ways in which we fit all of these roles. I know I am, at times, perpetually busy and haven't reached out to loved ones as often as I should. I've stood in front of the mirror, wanting more, hurting myself with that want. I've pitied others without doing enough to be helpful.

The Bluest Eye feels just as essential today as ever.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Racism

Minor: Mental illness

maren_hemsath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Racism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage

lisesenb's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Challenging but important

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Classism, Mental illness, Colonisation, Excrement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, and Pregnancy

seullywillikers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Such beautiful language to express such horrific things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

welp_seeyalater's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book. I only deducted 1/4 of a star because of a couple disturbing graphic descriptions that I thought were unnecessary and took away from my reading experience somewhat. Not a judgment of Morrison's writing so much as my preference. I still highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Racial slurs, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage

In spite of the content warnings I added to this I absolutely loved this book. Toni Morrison's writing in so beautiful; it also can be extremely sad and disturbing.

a1exander's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Incest, Rape, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Death, Classism, Miscarriage, Bullying, Animal death, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Sexual content

woodenspines's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Animal cruelty and Miscarriage