11.4k reviews for:

Beloved: A Novel

Toni Morrison

4.08 AVERAGE

shanlamb's review against another edition

3.0

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This was a very sad, soul shaking story though necessarily told.

lou_christie's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mira_nda's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It seems impertinent to even suggest my thoughts on this book. It is a masterwork. 

kenatalie's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

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sethe is everything evil and divine within femininity, and the worse part is every single act of abject horror comes from deep, intense, destabilizing, soul-smothering love and maternal goodwill

aziscohoslake's review against another edition

4.5

emotional tense slow-paced

ericas_reads_ca's review against another edition

4.0

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While the prose and story was over my head, and this could likely lead to lack of enjoyment, I did still enjoy the book. The writing was very good. I do want to read it again. And when I finished I did go straight back to the start and read the first few dozen pages again. Was really good again. You wouldn't think reading something again so quickly would be interesting, but now that I know the characters and the different timelines the story became so much clearer and even in that short bit I found parts of the narrative I missed the first time. I will read it again, which most books, I would not. But this is one that you should take some time to study.

teamstresse's review against another edition

5.0

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I should go back and adjust all of my previous ratings but I won’t.

marthamorgan's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad slow-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

abbylong01's review against another edition

5.0

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There is a "me" before Beloved; there is a "me" after Beloved. Morrison's powerful network of spinning narratives swept me in and flung me out a changed person. I am still--and ever will be--processing this book.

ago4th's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes