Reviews - Beloved: A Novel

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Beloved: A Novel

Toni Morrison

4.08 AVERAGE

shoshanna_sunshine's review against another edition

4.0

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

johannacordasco's review against another edition

5.0

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

pascalandthedogs's review against another edition

2.0

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

mayurikaaa's review against another edition

5.0

“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.

silent_george's review against another edition

5.0

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.