A review by gothhotel
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

5.0

this is one of those books i read in high school that made me realize i wanted to study books for as long as i could. part of it, i think, is that it's in many ways a Literary Achievement, and on the surface it lends itself to that close reading mumbo-jumbo we all get hammered into our brains. it's a fun game to play and there's plenty to play with in here. but when you go deeper - and i confess, i really need to revisit this book to confirm it, with quotes - there's something unearthly about where she goes with all those earthly techniques. there's always something just beyond a flat-ironed reading, always a little disconnection - a bit of a fuck-off, look-away to it that i really appreciate. again: i have to go back and read again to make that make sense. but i feel like i had to write something down in the meantime.