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dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I just finished Paradise, and can I say... what a ride! I originally picked it up at a fundraiser book table, put it off because I wanted to read the whole series, and decided that this was what my summer vacation would be about. The whole series took me about three weeks, but I will probably go back and re-read it.
Paradise is the most "linear" of Morrison's trilogy, but also the most heartbreaking. It starts with The Convent and a group of men invading The Convent to murder the women inside. Then the book doubles back and tells the stories of the women in The Convent and Ruby, the nearby town of all black people that has become this near utopia created by 9 families who settled there after being rejected from everywhere else. While not the most poetic of the three, I appreciated the way the stories intertwined. A very good read.
Paradise is the most "linear" of Morrison's trilogy, but also the most heartbreaking. It starts with The Convent and a group of men invading The Convent to murder the women inside. Then the book doubles back and tells the stories of the women in The Convent and Ruby, the nearby town of all black people that has become this near utopia created by 9 families who settled there after being rejected from everywhere else. While not the most poetic of the three, I appreciated the way the stories intertwined. A very good read.