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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

804 reviews

alspacedout's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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skele_queen's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Short yet Morrison never misses. The prose is just the right balance of metaphor and directness and the content is hard to stomach but important.

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sleepy_stardust's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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mayala6's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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graecus_'s review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

a reread but still love love love. so good.

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boop123's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Man I teared up when reading the author’s note… finding out that a schoolmate of hers wanted to have blue eyes which led her to the creation of this book really devastated me but at the same time, truly reflects the reality of beauty standards during that era and how prevalent the importance of resembling a white person is considered beautiful. It was heartbreaking and melancholic but the writing was so beautifully written. The fact that this was Toni Morrison’s debut and she immediately came out with this banger is crazy like her literary achievements are definitely well-deserved.

I also like how the book focused on different characters but still connected with Pecola and how it altered her perception of beauty towards herself and others. This was an interesting writing decision but I liked how fleshed out the characters and simultaneously provides a backdrop to its reality. Different characters throughout the book constantly referred to Pecola as ugly and you can tell that even Pecola herself believed and internalized that. Even towards the end when Pecola wanted to have the bluest eyes because she kept on comparing them to other girls who have them. The ending was just so tragic and saddening but the way it was written was eloquent and compelling to read.

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