Sula by Toni Morrison

Sula

Toni Morrison

174 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

Toni Morrison's first novel, The Bluest Eye (1970), was acclaimed as the work of an important talent, written--as John Leonard said in "The New York Times" --in a prose "so precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,477 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 67%
dark 56%
sad 53%
challenging 43%
tense 22%
mysterious 12%
funny 7%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 27%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 64% | No: 19% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

4.07

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