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3.5
Disturbing, absurd and really really sad but not in an obvious crying my eyes out kind of way
Disturbing, absurd and really really sad but not in an obvious crying my eyes out kind of way
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Her prose is unbelievably brilliant and moving - just wow wow wow . What an incredible and devastating book this is
Wow!!!!!! This really was not a book I could rush through or read quickly. It demanded attention and focus and emotional buy-in. It was beautiful and poignant and so, so gut-wrenching. I got full body chills multiple times throughout my read. Toni Morrison painted a novel that cuts through all layers of society down to the individual, down to the infant. She crafted a piece that opens you up and displays your insides. This was the first Toni Morrison that I've read and now I need more immediately.
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great read wow! Listened to Toni Morrison herself read it on audiobook at parts. You’ve really gotta let yourself just sink into the writing style. I love the sort of magical realism elements and how they help propel the plot and the themes at hand. Very important things to think about in this book. Also I’ve decided I’m only gonna read books written by women this year
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“He leans over and takes her hand. With the other he touches her face. ‘You your best thing, Sethe. You are.’ His holding fingers are holding hers. ‘Me? Me?’”
This book moved my soul — what an eloquent and beautiful novel on grief and trauma, specifically through the lens of black personhood, how to come to terms with that. Every character was incredibly well rounded and the narrative (though a little dense and difficult to get through at times) was expertly woven to take the readers along an harrowing and heart-touching journey. I feel incredibly grateful to have read this novel and I intend reading much more of Morrison’s work.
This book moved my soul — what an eloquent and beautiful novel on grief and trauma, specifically through the lens of black personhood, how to come to terms with that. Every character was incredibly well rounded and the narrative (though a little dense and difficult to get through at times) was expertly woven to take the readers along an harrowing and heart-touching journey. I feel incredibly grateful to have read this novel and I intend reading much more of Morrison’s work.
When we speak of literature as a way to learn empathy for people and lives far outside our own experience, it is books like Beloved that we're thinking about.