kittenluver54 's review for:

Paradise by Toni Morrison

5.0

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Toni Morrison's writing is so so good. The story telling is amazing and truly such a treat to read. Seeing the start of the book and how it makes the women seem demonic and horrible, but then as you progress you see that they are just traumatized women who came together and are just trying to live. It shows how often times people try to blame their problems on other things rather than realize it is their own fault, and this book shows that we must realize it or nothing will get better. Seeing all the different relationships in Ruby and at the commune. It is so sad knowing that one of them had to die and wasn't able to live with the others still, but being able to still take her along when escaping shows how deeply theses women were connected. Toni Morrison is able to talk about race, community, and female identity so beautifully in this novel. It is a must read, and I can't wait to read more of her work.