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syags 's review for:
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After three years of having this on my bookshelf I have finally finished The Bluest Eye. While I wish I liked this more, and wanted to like this more, I found that the book was extremely scattered and depressing. There’s so much sexual violence, domestic abuse, poverty, and racism spreed throughout each of the pages that it made it hard to want to read. Pecola from birth was set up to fail from all the adults that were supposed to protect her.
I’m happy I read it and finally finished but wow was that a tough read.
I’m happy I read it and finally finished but wow was that a tough read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence