A review by ghulsona
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My first Toni Morrison! The subject matters brought up were horrific and uncomfortable at times, but Morrison's writing was absolutely phenomenal and I couldn't put my copy of the book down. I was very surprised that people didn't like how disjointed the different point of views were; I really enjoyed the jumps between different states of narrations and the different perspectives on Pecola. The one time we get a passage implied to be from Pecola's point of view, it is so disturbing, but so heartbreaking that a young girl believes so ardently that attaining white beauty will erase the cruelty she faces in her daily life. I just really love how Morrison writes; cannot wait to pick up some of her other works in the near future :) 

Oh also, I want to stress that you should really look over trigger warnings before you read this book as it covers a lot of highly sensitive and horrific material.
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