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I remember hearing others in my high school being assigned this book and saying it was confusing. Well, I am very glad I waited a few years before taking on this book myself. This is the first book by Toni Morrison I have read and I was blown away.

I will admit that you have to put care into reading this, but not because it is confusing, it’s because Morrison’s prose is so elegant and deep. Each time I reread a passage more elements jumped out at me and I was sucked even further in. Her prose also has a way of conveying feeling. A sense of dread, melancholy, and sadness that adds such emotional impact to an already deep book.

This is one of those books I will be rethinking about for some time trying to take it apart and understand it all.

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

akburr's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad 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

5.0

read this book for school and it was so so good. so interesting and really nothing like anything ive ever read before. it was so unique and although it was deeply sad it wasnt overly depressing. it was just so so interesting and the connections in each section of the book were beautifully done. it was so impressive. analyzing it in class was so much fun because there was always so much to unpack.