A review by mold_munchr
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I can't even begin to describe this book. Read it. Look up content warnings before you do. But read it if you can. There were times I had to put it down because of the visceral reaction it gave me it and times I couldn't stop reading, and overall one of the most heartwrenching and beautiful books I've ever read. 

"Love is never any better than the lover. Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but the love of a free man is never safe. There is no gift for the beloved. The lover alone possesses the gift of love. The loved one is shorn  neutralized, frozen in the glare of the lover's inward eye."
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