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A review by misssharpe
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
4.0
This is the first book I read by Toni Morrison. I really like the books I’ve read by Gayl Jones and she is constantly compared to Toni. I was not disappointed! I love how this book examines how we bring childhood trauma into our relationships even if we run from it or tell ourselves that is does not affect us anymore in adulthood. Seen a lot of myself in Bride and how she processes. The last monologue of Sweetness was the perfect way to end this book.
My favorite quotes from this book:
“Besides, a promise is a promise, especially if it’s to oneself “
Pg 12
“Memory is the worst thing about healing”
Pg 29
“She felt she had been scorned and rejected by everybody all her life. Booker was the one person she was able to confront ——which was the same as confronting herself, standing up for herself. Wasn’t she worth something? Anything?”
Pg 98
“You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me”
Pg 154
“What caused the split?”
“Lies. Silence. Just not saying what was true or why.”
“About?”
“About us as kids, things that happened, why we did things, thought things, took actions that were really about what went on when we were just children.”
Pg 155
“They will blow it, she thought. Each will cling to a sad little story of hurt and sorrow ——some long-ago trouble and pain life dumped on their pure and innocent selves. And each one will rewrite that story forever, knowing the plot, guessing the theme, inventing it’s meaning and dismissing its origin.”
Pg 158
4⭐️
My favorite quotes from this book:
“Besides, a promise is a promise, especially if it’s to oneself “
Pg 12
“Memory is the worst thing about healing”
Pg 29
“She felt she had been scorned and rejected by everybody all her life. Booker was the one person she was able to confront ——which was the same as confronting herself, standing up for herself. Wasn’t she worth something? Anything?”
Pg 98
“You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me”
Pg 154
“What caused the split?”
“Lies. Silence. Just not saying what was true or why.”
“About?”
“About us as kids, things that happened, why we did things, thought things, took actions that were really about what went on when we were just children.”
Pg 155
“They will blow it, she thought. Each will cling to a sad little story of hurt and sorrow ——some long-ago trouble and pain life dumped on their pure and innocent selves. And each one will rewrite that story forever, knowing the plot, guessing the theme, inventing it’s meaning and dismissing its origin.”
Pg 158
4⭐️