A review by kry_yang
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Not the type of book I would "recommend" to people--in the same way that this book is not "enjoyable" to read. But the stories and ideas in this novel, especially around the intersections of race, class, and gender, are so so important to read and understand. What a haunting and humbling world we live in, to be able to experience Morrison's language in The Bluest Eye.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Grief