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A review by karingforbooks
Beloved by Toni Morrison
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It’s a good book and I understand why it’s got all the hype. It’s a vivid painful story of the horrors of slavery as perpetrated on one woman and her family, and the trauma that followed them through life.
I didn’t love the writing itself, though it’s well written, just not my style. Too repetitive, both in language and general plot points, especially toward the end. I liked all the motifs and how she wore them in. Don’t particularly care for the characters. Timelines were warped and that was confusing though about 2/3 through, you do get the full picture. Solid, but won’t ever be a favorite for me
I didn’t love the writing itself, though it’s well written, just not my style. Too repetitive, both in language and general plot points, especially toward the end. I liked all the motifs and how she wore them in. Don’t particularly care for the characters. Timelines were warped and that was confusing though about 2/3 through, you do get the full picture. Solid, but won’t ever be a favorite for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Slavery
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, and Rape