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Beloved by Toni Morrison

37 reviews

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Murder

looney_moons's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Morrison's writing is engulfing, beautiful, and like no other I have ever read. In the foreword, she mentions that she wanted to write a book where the reader was thrust into it, no explanation, no nothing, and she sure did succeed. I understand that Morrison does not write for a white audience but that does not make me any less grateful for the opportunity to read this book. It's as stunning as it is confusing, as heartbreaking as it is hopeful, and justifiably one of the best books ever written. Cannot recommend enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Slavery, and Child death

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Death

readingpicnic's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

nancymking's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Child abuse

battybookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-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

My mom has been recommending this book forever and I was finally able to get around to reading it! This was another assigned book (American Lit). This was my favorite book of the term! 
I think Morrison's writing is lyrical and moving as she shows this journey. It's not a linear told story and that was a bit of a struggle at times, but mostly I grew attached to the way she said things and ended up saving like 5,000 quotes from this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Child death

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Hate crime, and Suicidal thoughts

kylieqrada's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

Another book that I am woefully inept to review. Toni Morrison's books are modern classics, but Beloved is... transcendent. I guess I will start by saying that I don't do ghost stories. I am at a point in my life where I know what freaks me out and I don't need to expose myself to those things. This is most certainly a ghost story (not a spoiler, it's in the synopsis). And the ghost is scary. She's not a nice ghost. No Caspers here. However, I didn't feel the need to put this book down or not read it before bed at any point. I wasn't scared by the ghost. The rest of the story on the other hand... It's almost as though Ms. Morrison was trying to contrast the horrors of slave life with the horrors of living with a violent poltergeist. And for Sethe and Denver, the horrors and consequences of slave life were so, so much worse. There were innumerable other themes and topics explored in this book, and the narrative style was very unique, in Ms. Morrison's classic way. It took me much longer than usual to read a book of this length, due to the incredible complexity of the work and the different facets to explore. I'm sure I'm missing so much, but what I did grasp, I will be thinking about and ruminating on for a long time.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Mental illness

karingforbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It’s a good book and I understand why it’s got all the hype. It’s a vivid painful story of the horrors of slavery as perpetrated on one woman and her family, and the trauma that followed them through life. 
I didn’t love the writing itself, though it’s well written, just not my style. Too repetitive, both in language and general plot points, especially toward the end. I liked all the motifs and how she wore them in. Don’t particularly care for the characters. Timelines were warped and that was confusing though about 2/3 through, you do get the full picture. Solid, but won’t ever be a favorite for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Slavery

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, and Rape