216 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780452282193
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Plume Books
Publication date: 01 January 1993
Description
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. Set in the author's girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays ...
Community Reviews Summary of 16,956 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 70%
reflective 59%
challenging 55%
tense 23%
informative 7%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 39% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Rape, Racism, Pedophilia
216 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780452282193
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Plume Books
Publication date: 01 January 1993
Description
The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. Set in the author's girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays ...
Community Reviews Summary of 16,956 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 70%
reflective 59%
challenging 55%
tense 23%
informative 7%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 39% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racism, Pedophilia