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337 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394497846
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 12 August 1977
Description
Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, a novel of large beauty and power, creates a magical world out of four generations of black life in America, a world we enter on the day of the birth of Macon Dead, Jr. (known as Milkman), son of the richest black ...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,555 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
challenging 54%
dark 42%
tense 33%
mysterious 32%
sad 28%
adventurous 26%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 8%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 22% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Murder, Violence, Death
337 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394497846
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 12 August 1977
Description
Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, a novel of large beauty and power, creates a magical world out of four generations of black life in America, a world we enter on the day of the birth of Macon Dead, Jr. (known as Milkman), son of the richest black ...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,555 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
challenging 54%
dark 42%
tense 33%
mysterious 32%
sad 28%
adventurous 26%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 8%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 22% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Murder, Violence, Death