183 pages • first pub 1970 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00N3Q0RV0
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 04 September 2014
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 20,817 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
dark 72%
reflective 56%
challenging 54%
tense 24%
informative 6%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 37% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 65% | Yes: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Rape, Racism, Incest
183 pages • first pub 1970 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00N3Q0RV0
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 04 September 2014
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 20,817 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
dark 72%
reflective 56%
challenging 54%
tense 24%
informative 6%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 37% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 65% | Yes: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racism, Incest