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A Mercy by Toni Morrison

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jcaju's review against another edition

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challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

anastasiaadamov's review against another edition

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3.0

Human stories from another time. A time more primal, more brutal. Storytelling has that fine weave threading of tragedy, melancholy and irony.

allofmyfriendsarebooks's review against another edition

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2.0

In my opinion, it was better than Beloved (not that that is saying much), but still a pretty terrible book. I had a terrible time getting into it at all, which I did expect considering I despised Beloved. All in all, I regret reading the book, but take my opinion with a grain of salt. I am not Toni Morrison's biggest fan. At least it was short!

mk4_naka's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

mdettmann's review against another edition

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3.0

That Toni Morrison and her nonlinear storytelling. This one was a hard read and I had to reference the Internet to keep some events and characters straight. Probably not my favorite Morrison work, but she is master and I appreciate her work so.

dreamreader's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Really great. Has so many of the themes and elements that make Morrison's earlier works so strong, but in a much shorter package. I liked this a lot, and found the shifting POVs interesting and engaging. There isn't much of a plot in this one, but the meandering character work and stream-of-consciousness style is a hallmark of Morrison's work, and I'm never disappointed when I get that from her. Morrison was such a gifted writer. What a joy to be able to read her work.