Reviews

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

butternubbin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

my first toni morrison book! this was a christmas gift from years ago that i'd picked up but didn't finish, so i gave it a reread. absolutely wonderful, i'll definitely be reading more of her work.

quinnlindell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

shimmery's review against another edition

5.0

A remarkable story of family and bloodlines and the stories that travel along them. I really liked the way an incident or character would appear without much explanation to the point where I’d wonder if I had missed something, and then the plot would continue on before circling back to explain who the person was or the significance of the incident. The novel looks at the seemingly random nature of life and then looks closer at the things that weave everything together. The whole plot is unravelled this way with such control. Truly masterful writing and storytelling.

whatisjacobreading's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

A good emotional journey through milkman’s life. It all felt like an older relative filling me in on secrets about the family I never knew about. 

varvvv's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

lopanch's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

tapiocuh's review against another edition

dark tense 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

parmtootz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

alanakaye21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.75

rjelves's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

5.0