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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Holy shit. What a heartbreaker. This was one of the most haunting, devastating reading experiences of my life and I fucking loved it. I've read Morrison before, I was just a little thing, high school. The Bluest Eye was my favorite novel for a while, and I loved Jazz, but I didn't read more of her for some reason, can't recall now. I'm so glad to return to her with such a banger. Sethe will live in me forever. The prose flowed like water, the pain flowed like oil, and it still hurts to the bone, what we've done to each other, what we still do.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
Although sometimes the prose was sometimes hard to understand and the changes in POV sometimes disorienting, all characteristics that say more about me than the story itself, this book is incredibly well-done. It is beautiful and disgusting and heartbreaking and hopeful and somber and sweet all in one
I think what I adore most about this book is how it explores suffering, tragedy, brutality in a way that is not perverse. So often you'll see books that showcase the darkest parts of humanity and it's done in a way that seemingly glorifies or delights in it just for the sake of its taboo. Beloved tells its story not only in a beautiful, poetic way, but also in a respectful and tactful manner. We don't need every excruciating detail to feel the pain of this story.
The characters also feel incredibly real, even the ones we only hear of in passing. This story feels lived in, suffered and loved.
Overall, a great read, and very important as well.
I think what I adore most about this book is how it explores suffering, tragedy, brutality in a way that is not perverse. So often you'll see books that showcase the darkest parts of humanity and it's done in a way that seemingly glorifies or delights in it just for the sake of its taboo. Beloved tells its story not only in a beautiful, poetic way, but also in a respectful and tactful manner. We don't need every excruciating detail to feel the pain of this story.
The characters also feel incredibly real, even the ones we only hear of in passing. This story feels lived in, suffered and loved.
Overall, a great read, and very important as well.
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
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
reflective
sad
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Je n'ai pas de mots pour décrire tout ce que je pense,c'est de Toni Morrison qu'on parle quand même.
La plume envoûtante de Morrison nous entraîne dans l'une des époques les plus sombre de l'Amérique.
Tout a été parfait avec ce livre, l'histoire,les personnages et l'écriture.
La plume envoûtante de Morrison nous entraîne dans l'une des époques les plus sombre de l'Amérique.
Tout a été parfait avec ce livre, l'histoire,les personnages et l'écriture.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes