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A review by mikelchartier
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
4.0
Reading Morrison is always a pleasure. Prosaic and thoughtful in ways that I wouldn't even think to imagine until I read her passages, e.g. "He left me like a skunk leaves a scent" <---who the shit thinks to write like that??
Which is why I was a little disappointed at the lack of thematic depth - parallels between the mothering behaviors of Sweetness and Queen; Rain and Bride's relationship; Booker's passion for music; Brooklyn's...Brooklyn - I wanted to be lost in this story for a longer period of time than I was.
All of which is to say that this would be five stars on a standard level, three and a half at Morrison level.
Which is why I was a little disappointed at the lack of thematic depth - parallels between the mothering behaviors of Sweetness and Queen; Rain and Bride's relationship; Booker's passion for music; Brooklyn's...Brooklyn - I wanted to be lost in this story for a longer period of time than I was.
All of which is to say that this would be five stars on a standard level, three and a half at Morrison level.