“Can anybody please tell me what about this book was so inappropriate that our school board refused to let us read it? And the Bluest Eye as well?”
“I have recently started a group that plans to discuss this novel as well other prominent works of fiction:Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth CenturyA new group centered on a composite list of the best English-language fiction of the twentieth century. Please give it a look, join up and invite your friends!http://www.shelfari.com/groups/46898/about”
“Leaving aside the beauty of the language in Beloved, for someone reading the book from outside the US and its slavery history, it is quite hard to empathize with Sethe. I presume that Afro-American history is still a subject of public debate in the US, (at least Obama's book suggest that the past is not yet sealed), but I wonder whether the Black community still wears such a large array of sentiments (anger, fear, maybe disgust etc.) towards the Whites. Still, I really appreciate this insight into US history and for making me drive the parallels between it and Roma's history in Europe.”
“I have read several Toni Morrison books and quite frankly, I don't get her. I find her writing so convoluted and way too metaphoric. I don't understand why she can't just say what she wants to say without all those metaphors. Perhaps I sound like a boor, but I don't feel the love for her writing. I did read her first book the Bluest Eyes and did enjoy that. It was well written and very straight forward. ”
“This is one of the most disturbing books I have ever read but it is a piece of literature that has few parallels.Still I think Song of Soloman is Morrison's best.”
“This comment is going to be touchy, but I was so intrigued when I read this regarding what the lingering effects of slavery on the African-American culture are today. There were some really tough implications of why familial or marital relationships were very tenuous (due to being ripped away from a husband or child and sold to a new master), and I just wondered how that would affect people over generations. I know it isn't a comfortable subject, but it is a discussion worth having.”
“I can agree that at times, this book was very confusing, but that to me is the beauty of it. The elements of poetry intermixed with prose is what makes the book all the more divulging. I enjoyed being confused, it lead me to read into the book way more than I needed to. I have read it 3 times, and I would most def read it again!!!”
“I did not like the book. Although it has nice themes like love and slavery but the style is not appealing. The speaker keeps jumping from a story to another, then retell the story again from another prespective and reveal more information about the story. ”
“Keith, you really think this work is more masterful than Song of Solomon, Sula, Paradise and Tarbaby?”
“for me, the book is pretty good, the movie really misses the mark, but this is not what i consider one of her best works. try song of solomon, paradise, sula and tarbaby. For me, these are her first tier books, then you have bluest eye and beloved, then way down are jazz and love, just my opinion, of course.”
