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Beloved by Toni Morrison

265 reviews

emmaroses7's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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hollydyer328's review against another edition

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

4.0

This is a challenging read but worth the time. You can’t deny that Morrison can write! This book is haunting, challenging, beautiful, striking. Definitely didn't catch everything she was trying to say and warrants a re-read. I can see how this book has influenced so many Black writers following in Morrison’s footsteps.
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zoekyriacou's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely exceptional book! Toni Morrison writes so exquisitely, even though I’m not normally a fan of magical realism and the time jumping can be a little confusing I was totally engrossed in this book. I am ashamed to say this may have been the first novel I’ve read on the main subject of slavery. This book will stay with me for a long time. See trigger warnings as there’s so much dark stuff
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zhirayareades's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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apieceofjaaay's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Wow. Toni Morrison never fails to take me on a journey. I don’t quite know how to feel but I think this story embodies the importance of community, connection and dealing with your grief. I have questions about Black women has care givers and what loving too thick might be. I’ll be sitting with this one. 
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chogangoof's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"You your best thing, Sethe. You are.'
'Me? Me?"

One of the most profound books that I've ever read. The story of a mother and former slave suffering immeasurable trauma following the abolition of slavery in the US. It's so incredibly written in every aspect. Just about every character sees Sethe as insane, she is but it's caused by all of her trauma. She experienced so much loss, abandonment, dehumanization, and brutality from her oppressors. She was raised in a world where she wasn't allowed to cope, so how could she know how to cope with what that upbringing dealt her? She is a broken person that deserves to be mended more than any other character I know of. She doesn't deserve any of this, none of these characters do, but that's the lingering effects of slavery. You could say that all of the conflicts of this book were caused by Sethe herself, but that is a fundamental misunderstanding of the systems that caused thislong before the beginning of the story at the advent of the proto-fascist antebellum South.
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pariss_reads's review

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dark emotional sad tense 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

4.75

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laurenreads97's review against another edition

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

5.0

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chavonnwshen's review against another edition

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

5.0

This was by far one of the most disturbing books that I've read, but what makes it disturbing is knowing that this was someone's reality. I can't imagine the mental fortitude it took to not collapse under the weight of the material while writing this book, but Morrison did so both beautifully and with love for her characters, regardless of their intent. Beloved is truly a masterpiece as there's so much craft and diversity in the writing. This is a book that I'll recommend to everyone but not everyone can handle it. 
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migi_24's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad

5.0

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