Pros: Fascinating tale based on an true story, interesting characters Cons: Hard to read at times, very detailed and disturbing
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Ah, the 25th review on Beloved. Why should you read this review? Because you like me! Um, I’m sure you aren’t buying that one. Well, I’m going to try to give you a different perspective...
Pros: Compelling story that is destined to be a classic. Cons: It takes awhile to get into the rhythm of the book...don't give up!
So many Epinions writers are making lists (favorite albums, favorite movies, gifts they'd like to receive) and I've enjoyed reading them. Lists are fun to make, and of course, it made me think about the ones I'd make, like of my favorite books (if that...
Pros: Haunting story, well written and compelling Cons: Emotionally draining, a hard read
Beloved , by Toni Morrison, is a hard book to read if you are a parent. The concept behind the plot almost guarantees you will never be able to forget Morrison’s protagonist Sethe, much less her fateful choice.
Pros: Compelling narrative images Cons: Hard to follow on first reading
Several months ago, I found myself stranded in a small out of the way southern airport with nothing to read. The newsstand did not appear promising. I decided to look out of sheer boredom. The selection was pretty much what I expected consisting of how...
Pros: Great works by great female authors... Cons: Wish there were more like it...
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Pros: Great works by great female authors... Cons: Wish there were more like it...
Both Toni Morrison's Beloved and Doris Lessing's The Summer Before The Dark have provided insightful commentaries on social standards from a feminine perspective for the benefit of fans and scholars alike. Yet their viewpoints in the two...
this was the third Morrison book I've read and I can probably say it was my least favorite. I should note that I have only read it once, and many of the more positive reviewers here seem to recommend multiple readings.
Pros: Gripping vivid word pictures Cons: can be depressing, at times confusing
While searchin in our library for something to read, I came across a copy of BELOVED. I knew it is one of Oprah's selections and that she liked it well enough to make it into a movie. I had not seen the movie, being somewhat turned off by...
Beloved is, as far as I know, the very first novel (published in 1988) by a major American writer to take on the subject of slavery! This is incredible. Only Harriet Beecher Stowe’s famous propaganda novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written before...
Pros: Thought provoking, moving book - a touching read for any parent Cons: A bit 'issue' Based
'What she want to go and do that for?'(2) To a parent, Sethe commits the worst possible or imaginable crime, that of infanticide. Yet in Beloved Sethe murders her 'already crawling' daughter in a particularly horrific manner, yet is still a...
Pros: Breathtaking prose Cons: Not a quick, light read by any means
I am on my FOURTH, yes FOURTH read of this awesome, brilliant work of art. I first read Beloved in my mid-twenties, and frankly found it to be confusing, murky and nearly impossible to finish.
Pros: Interesting Plot (once you figure it out) Cons: Confusing, hard to follow.
As a former student of English Literature, I have read some very interesting books. Some I have enjoyed, others I have not. "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, is one of those books that I did not enjoy. Toni Morrison is a wonderful author, I have...
Pros: beautifully told Cons: lyricism makes it a difficult read
I was standing in the Cornell bookstore looking for a light read to take onto the plane with me when I spotted someone picking up a copy of Beloved. I asked the lady whether or not she had heard the book was good and she responded that someone had...
Pros: Beautifully written Cons: Could be hard to follow
Beloved is a very well written book about a Black woman, Sethe, her child Denver, and the hardships that they overcome. The book's focus surrounds the spirit of Sethe's (the heroine) dead baby Beloved. When Sethe and her living daughter, Denver are...
Pros: The intermixing of genres creates brings a refreshing voice to slavery. Cons: The unusual point of view makes it a slow and difficult read.
Toni Morisson's novel "Beloved" is a triumph in every sense of the word. Not only is it recognized as one of the first novels to effectively capture the real life struggles of slaves, but it won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for its literary breakthroughs....
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lu...More at HotBookSale
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