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Song of Solomon
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bookshelves: authors-of-color, diverse, magical-realist-urban-whatever, literary-fiction, classics, non-ya, 5-stars, favorites-2024, to-buy, recommend, beautifully-written, reviewed
Mar 08, 2024
bookshelves: authors-of-color, diverse, magical-realist-urban-whatever, literary-fiction, classics, non-ya, 5-stars, favorites-2024, to-buy, recommend, beautifully-written, reviewed
i need this book injected in my veins.
it has one of the best beginnings i've ever read, and it has one of the best endings i've ever read, and all of the middle parts are pretty damn good too.
its explorations of family, of naming, of the permanently unhealed wound of slavery, of gender and power, and of love are unforgettable.
i hate reviewing books i love at the best of times, and for this one in particular there is just no way i can do it justice.
bottom line: please, for the love of yourself, read it.
it has one of the best beginnings i've ever read, and it has one of the best endings i've ever read, and all of the middle parts are pretty damn good too.
its explorations of family, of naming, of the permanently unhealed wound of slavery, of gender and power, and of love are unforgettable.
i hate reviewing books i love at the best of times, and for this one in particular there is just no way i can do it justice.
bottom line: please, for the love of yourself, read it.
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February 6, 2024
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March 11, 2024
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March 19, 2024
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Mar 08, 2024 06:15AM
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ADD SULA TO YOUR TBR ASWELLLL!!! (i haven't even read it yet but I need u to do it before me
I really wanted to love this and I didn’t quite but I’m still glad I read it! One day I will love a Toni Morrison book, I have said it and so it shall be
Is there any recent 5 star of urs that is capable of making into ur favourite favourite books list
Me 3 minutes ago: Okay no more marking books as Want to Read until I get that list down under 300 books! Me, seeing this review: okay just one more tbr, it barely counts
Rayne wrote: "ok i’m sold!"woohoo!
Stephanie’s wrote: "Me 3 minutes ago: Okay no more marking books as Want to Read until I get that list down under 300 books! Me, seeing this review: okay just one more tbr, it barely counts"
one more book never hurt anybody
zain wrote: "Is there any recent 5 star of urs that is capable of making into ur favourite favourite books list "i wait a bit to see if they have staying power! and usually don't add books i've only read once
Emma wrote: "I really wanted to love this and I didn’t quite but I’m still glad I read it! One day I will love a Toni Morrison book, I have said it and so it shall be"i hope you do!!! this one, beloved, and recitatif are my favorites
leynes wrote: "YES"YES!
