A review by aliciareadsabook
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Such a good book that really drives home the complexity behind societal ideations and the chain of reactions to them. I don't even know how to say it, it's so layered and says so much. But SO hard to read if you have a soul...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Classism