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Love by Toni Morrison

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zoemjimenez18's review

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dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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jossywang's review against another edition

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

4.25

joakley's review against another edition

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5.0

One of her best. Such calculated, poetic writing expressing such raw, deep emotion that despite feeling so wild and out of control is portrayed in such perfect composition. From each sentence to paragraph to chapter to the entire story, the pacing is perfect. God damn I mean there’s no one else who reveals a story as good as her. Stories do not happen, the layers of the story peel away in bits and pieces to expose the story. She always makes the right choices. Dialogue is crisp, engaging, believable, and powerful. When she decides to introduce a narrator for a few pages in italics, it works. When she stops using quotation marks for portions of the last chapter, it works in a way that feels like your brain and heart got dipped in a vat of some golden, luxurious fluid. Every character has an immense depth, every combination of characters interacting with each other reveals even more depth to their stories, and the story itself is a powerful exposé on love, how it can be distorted, how it can be misused and abused, what we sacrifice when we allow love to veer into self-deprecation as we worship something else. I love Toni morrison she without a doubt has the best body of work of any author ever. S TIER MORRISON BABY

asummerdream'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? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

katelynzleee's review

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4.0

It’s Toni Morrison of course it’s good. The narrative voices are so distinct that even when the book seemed to switch perspectives rapidly I still understood who it was. At first, I was confused why anyone would love Bill Cosey but as I read all the characters’ backstories and understood them more, everything fell into place.

jendella's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

cassielaj's review

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challenging emotional reflective fast-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 literary genius. There’s a whole lot else to say, but that sums it up. No one but her could write about the hardest, most heartbreaking stuff that humanity has to offer alongside the most beautiful, and all of it in the most stunning prose you’ll ever read. This is a deeply nuanced book that I’m sure has something new for every read, yet it doesn’t feel like it has to be an English class book. Whether you just want to read a good story or you want to parse and analyze, Toni Morrison’s writing is the best you can find for either purpose.

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