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bookshelves: authors-of-color, diverse, non-ya, literary-fiction, historical, classics, owned, 5-stars, favorites-2024, recommend, beautifully-written, reviewed
Mar 14, 2022
bookshelves: authors-of-color, diverse, non-ya, literary-fiction, historical, classics, owned, 5-stars, favorites-2024, recommend, beautifully-written, reviewed
first five star of 2024.
i would like to apologize to all of the dinners i ruined with friends, my boyfriend, family, and other loved ones because i could not stop talking about the brilliant, dark, vibe-ruining concept of this book.
this was my first toni morrison, my first new favorite of the year, and the first time in a long time i've been completely dumbstruck while reading.
beautifully written, cleverly constructed, populated with unforgettable moments and characters.
i don't know what to say!
bottom line: a book that makes me speechless. a nearly impossible feat.
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tbr review
by reading my first toni morrison i believe i will ascend into a higher plane
i would like to apologize to all of the dinners i ruined with friends, my boyfriend, family, and other loved ones because i could not stop talking about the brilliant, dark, vibe-ruining concept of this book.
this was my first toni morrison, my first new favorite of the year, and the first time in a long time i've been completely dumbstruck while reading.
beautifully written, cleverly constructed, populated with unforgettable moments and characters.
i don't know what to say!
bottom line: a book that makes me speechless. a nearly impossible feat.
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tbr review
by reading my first toni morrison i believe i will ascend into a higher plane
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Mar 14, 2022 12:04PM
I've read The Bluest Eye by her and it was one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking books that I've ever read. (It was for an English class, and it prompted a lot of conversation around racial inequality and body image.)
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Lindsey wrote: "I've read The Bluest Eye by her and it was one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking books that I've ever read. (It was for an English class, and it prompted a lot of conversation around racial i..."that sounds like a very rewarding class!!!
Jon wrote: "😂😂😂God your sentences get me"< 3
I can't wait to read my first Toni Morrison
This is a phenomenal book! Very impactful.
I bummed everyone at my wedding out with a long quote from Paradise. Highly recommend.
I love this book,hope you liked it too!
This is one of my favorite books!!!
It's a masterpiece, enjoy!
You will ascend, speaking from experience :)
That's how I felt when I read Recitatif. Like...damn.
Oh you will, this book changed my life in high school. Gorgeous writing and themes
I'm gonna read it soon! I hope you love it!
We read this in high school and its one of those books you read and your questioning everything, like wait is this real. When we discussed this in class, it would be so funny when we discussed the going ones of the book while at the same time you would weep from the tragedies going on.
Toni Morrison you will awlways be famous
I'm so glad you loved this! Can't wait for the review!
I just read it too! It is stunning, and so, so awful.
toni morrison is like an oreo: your first won’t be your last (i’m sorry)
What an intro to Toni Morrison, emma! I reread this not long ago, and it really made a lasting impression.
Read it myself for the first time at the end of 2022, had the exact same reaction! I couldn't put it down as I was making my way through it. Literary fiction at its best.
This book changed my life. It really ties into the grief I feel as an adoptee and it's like so dark, I also ruined dinner parties by bringing up this book. It's the best.
Mart wrote: "This book changed my life. It really ties into the grief I feel as an adoptee and it's like so dark, I also ruined dinner parties by bringing up this book. It's the best."it's the best! i'm so glad you and this book found each other
David wrote: "Read it myself for the first time at the end of 2022, had the exact same reaction! I couldn't put it down as I was making my way through it. Literary fiction at its best."agree agree agree
Jennifer wrote: "What an intro to Toni Morrison, emma! I reread this not long ago, and it really made a lasting impression."it is one that sticks with you for sure!
adira wrote: "toni morrison is like an oreo: your first won’t be your last (i’m sorry)"https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Francesca wrote: "I just read it too! It is stunning, and so, so awful."exactly these two things
Maddalena(Hiatus) wrote: "I'm so glad you loved this! Can't wait for the review!"it was incredible!
Madison wrote: "Toni Morrison you will awlways be famous"truth
PrincesSarah wrote: "We read this in high school and its one of those books you read and your questioning everything, like wait is this real. When we discussed this in class, it would be so funny when we discussed the ..."it does contain such a realm of emotion
Tiwaniya wrote: "I'm gonna read it soon! I hope you love it!"i did! i hope you do too!
Andrea wrote: "Oh you will, this book changed my life in high school. Gorgeous writing and themes"truth
Austyn wrote: "That's how I felt when I read Recitatif. Like...damn."i'll have to make that one my next!
Hannah wrote: "You will ascend, speaking from experience :)"this was correct
David wrote: "It's a masterpiece, enjoy!"it is and i did!
Emma wrote: "This is one of my favorite books!!!"mine now too!
Lola wrote: "Yes you will!"<3
Maddalena(Hiatus) wrote: "I love this book,hope you liked it too!"i really did!
Tennessee wrote: "I bummed everyone at my wedding out with a long quote from Paradise. Highly recommend."oh hell yeah
Dayna wrote: "This is a phenomenal book! Very impactful."agreed!
Jasmine wrote: "I can't wait to read my first Toni Morrison"do it!!!
The first Toni Morrison is life changing! So glad you’ve gotten to experience her now.
This is one of my favorite books of all time! I’d loved those ruined dinner parties. I recommend Song of Solomon next!
