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Paradise

Toni Morrison

3.96 AVERAGE

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

men (derogatory)
challenging reflective slow-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
reflective tense 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
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

this is my first RlToni Morrison novel and let me just say, I get it. her prose is better than just about everyone else - poetic and lyric, sassy and deep.  so great. brilliant in so many ways.
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bitches_that_read's review

3.0
challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

At one point I had no idea what I was reading.

I will do a re-read in a future because I refuse to give up on a Toni Morrison book. 

‼️UPDATE‼️


Started: 05/31/25
Finished: 08/11/25
Format: 📱🎧
Source: KU+Audible
Genre: Literature
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

📌
Finally completed the last book in the “Beloved Trilogy” 
This was the most challenging out of the trilogy. Also not my favorite of Ms. Morrisons’ works but still beautifully powerful, complex, deep and impactful. 
challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the men in this book make me so angry like pls give me an epilogue full of revenge im begging

Hmm, I think I need to read more Toni Morrison.

< my choice for #2 on Book Riot's 2015 Read Harder Challenge: a book by someone over 65. >
inspiring reflective medium-paced
challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes