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192 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375415357
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 05 April 2002
Description
Toni Morrison's first novel, The Bluest Eye (1970), was acclaimed as the work of an important talent, written--as John Leonard said in The New York Times--in a prose "so precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the n...
Community Reviews Summary of 14,002 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
dark 59%
sad 50%
challenging 40%
tense 23%
mysterious 12%
funny 6%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 19% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Racism, Infidelity, Sexual content192 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375415357
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 05 April 2002
Description
Toni Morrison's first novel, The Bluest Eye (1970), was acclaimed as the work of an important talent, written--as John Leonard said in The New York Times--in a prose "so precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the n...
Community Reviews Summary of 14,002 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
dark 59%
sad 50%
challenging 40%
tense 23%
mysterious 12%
funny 6%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 19% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Racism, Infidelity, Sexual content