A review by taynun
Jazz by Toni Morrison

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

4.0

Like all of Morrison, her writing is beautiful in Jazz -- which is what saves this book from being a run-of-the-mill, boring novel. Jazz often feels like it's kind of going nowhere, which I suppose is a bit of the point. The characters are wonderful, fleshed-out images of real people, and the prose haunts you. But the plot doesn't quite hit like her other novels. Great on its own. A little lackluster for Morrison. 4 stars because I'm a sucker for Toni. 
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