A review by rileykjones01
Beloved by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

Feels reductive to try to measure the quality of this book in a star rating. An extremely difficult read but overall it is a critical book in terms of its impact on American literature. Toni Morrison is a master writer and you could probably spend a lifetime analyzing Beloved without running out of new things to take from it.