Reviews

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

lucyborner's review against another edition

dark 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

what the actual hell was this

lindseyas's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

Such a gorgeous saga of finding family and finding yourself. Milkman's dilemma is guided not only by the ire of his father, who sets his son out to get what he believes was taken from him, but also guided by a desire to understand where his father, and by extension himself, came from. The travels of Milkman allow him to discover his family background in a way that breaks down how he views his immediate and extended family, particularly his father and aunt. Love, loss and leaving are central to this history, giving Milkman a more open, even empathetic point of view on his treatment and personal life. Morrison is a master of writing on family and self, and accomplishes something so formidable and nearly fantastical but also so normal in this novel.

jasminer99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

ba6a's review against another edition

5.0

wow..

jwilding's review against another edition

5.0

“Death always smiled. And breathed. And looked helpless like a shinbone, or a tiny speck of black on the Queen Elizabeth roses, or film on the eye of a dead goldfish.”

“Fear lay like a pair of crossed paws on his chest.”

lucardus's review against another edition

3.0

Eigentlich eher 3,5 Sterne, aber für mich kein 4-Sterne-Buch. Aber ich denke, das war nicht mein letztes Buch von Toni Morrison. Ich muss mir nur überlegen, ob ich dann nicht doch lieber im Original lese, als mir nochmal Namen wie Gitarre und störende Elemente wie die im Deutschen nur schlecht funktionierenden Wortspiele mit dem Familiennamen Dead anzutun. Aber diese "Knubbel" will ich natürlich nicht der Übersetzung ankreiden, denn hier kann man wohl keine perfekte Lösung finden.

siena_l's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

I had to read this for school, and i though the book was super interesting but sometimes a bit overwritten. i loved the metaphors and connections throughout the book, but i didn’t like the incest part

ohlookatthat's review against another edition

So boring, so much incest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

exlibris42's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

rainjrop's review against another edition

4.0

The first half was slow and meandering, but the second half was really good and the last quarter of the book was excellent.