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dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I would say of Toni Morrison's bibliography that I have read, this is maybe my least favorite. The writing style was a little more straightforward and less metaphorical. You also get multiple character point of views on the same events, but it didn't seem as if the additional POV illuminated more of the story. Some of the characters are interesting, but then it feels like they kind of go nowhere to me like Junior and L. There are interesting themes of who has power and what is left behind when people leave us. How we might be able to pick up the pieces of our lives and how that is impacted by our circumstances and others choices that may have been made long ago.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury
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