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jazzzzzis 's review for:
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This is a collection of essays/speeches/etc from Morrison. Lots of great ones in here but some feel a bit redundant (some similar points are made in some essays where you can tell those essays were written for different audiences therefore not really meant to be read together).
Her essays Racism and Fascism feels especially relevant today. Overall, I would not recommend to read this all the way through unless you are familiar with at least a few of her books. She writes some great reflection and analysis in these essays and talks a lot about the process of writing these books. I think the process essays would be valuable to any aspiring writer. I came to a new appreciation to Jazz, Beloved, and the Bluest Eye from these essays. Also, Paradise is my favorite and less written about so I was gobbling up every essay related to that book. I think you can definitely pick and choose essays to read from, especially if you are not familiar with a lot of her work.
Her essays Racism and Fascism feels especially relevant today. Overall, I would not recommend to read this all the way through unless you are familiar with at least a few of her books. She writes some great reflection and analysis in these essays and talks a lot about the process of writing these books. I think the process essays would be valuable to any aspiring writer. I came to a new appreciation to Jazz, Beloved, and the Bluest Eye from these essays. Also, Paradise is my favorite and less written about so I was gobbling up every essay related to that book. I think you can definitely pick and choose essays to read from, especially if you are not familiar with a lot of her work.