A review by conspystery
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

 I’m not sure what I can say about this book that hasn’t already been said, and far better-- it’s phenomenal, hands down. The Bluest Eye is the first of Toni Morrison’s work that I’ve read, and I don’t know why I waited this long to read it. The prose is absolutely masterful, ranging from breathtakingly poignant at times to almost familiar in its melancholy at others-- not to mention the small moments of quotidian beauty in between the horrific events of the novel. This book is steeped in authenticity. The settings, the depth of characters, the insights into history, the world, and human nature: Morrison brings biting authenticity to all of these in her writing, and communicates it with powerful, artful grace. I listened to the audiobook of The Bluest Eye as narrated by Morrison herself, and it added a whole new layer of that authenticity to the novel. An important book, written with heartaching prose and an overwhelming sense of truth behind its narrative. 
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