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A review by gjkennedy
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
dark
reflective
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? Yes
4.0
So incredibly difficult to read. Toni Morrison is a master of prose and laying characters uncomfortably and starkly bare. I firmly believe she is in a class all her own.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Hate crime
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement