Reviews

Beloved by Toni Morrison

crystalopalite's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

ellaaalambert's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

This book is beautifully written and I very much respect the book and what it was going for. I read it for my AP Lit class and we watched an interview by Toni Morrison about the book which really helped me understand her “why”. Unfortunately because I read this book for school and right before I graduated it was really hard for me to get into it/focus. I found it confusing most of the time but I can definitely see how this is a book loved by many. I genuinely just think I’m too dense for it.

goldenchild31's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

aliceh90's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

elmabu118's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

nastja943's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

kevindm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

4.0

dnandrews797's review against another edition

5.0

This is not a book. This is a work of art. Beloved does a wonderful job of getting right to those emotions people hold inside and pulling them out to display in beautiful prose. The narrative itself is almost like a living mind in the way it flows between the present and the past so both seem to be happening at once. It’s an excellent storytelling device to show how our past can influence our present state and live on in our “rememory”. Most of all though, I think Beloved is a story of pain and healing. Whether it be personal tragedy, the horrors or slavery and imprisonment, or a lack/loss of identity, Beloved takes out and examines complex and difficult feelings to try and make sense of it. This is a story I think everyone should read.

juliett3's review against another edition

4.0

Une lecture difficile, tant par le style que par le propos.

lucialater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

a masterclass of writing