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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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doomluz's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a heavy book. Morrison's writing was beautiful, this is such as strong debut. It's heartbreaking, but I like that she doesn't shy away from really dark topics.

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seullywillikers's review against another edition

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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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kathrynclaire's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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unique_polarizer's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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lindseyas's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

If there's someone out there that has a solid grasp on human nature, its got to be Toni Morrison. What a craftswoman when it comes to writing her characters to be so deep, with so many flaws and personal pitfalls that they seem to overflow. She just has this type of hold over what it means to be human that you tend to forget you aren't reading nonfiction. This novel, her first (which is so insane to me), recalls the story of a small town where all but hell breaks loose, from family dilapidation to the spread of casual — and violent — racism. The stars of the novel, however, are the young Black girls that are growing up in this environment, overwhelmed with society's standards and plans for them. The concept of beauty and innocence is a White one in this novel, where the blue eyes are a desirable attribute, because it means safety from all harm, an escape from the torment of being misunderstood and unseen. A simple symbol for race and gender, this book tells a nauseating story of when innocence is taken advantage of and girls are ignored for what they are. My only gripe was the constantly switching perspectives with no clear distinctions in speaker, sort of made it hard to read. Other than that, another massive success.

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