136 pages • first pub 1970 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B000TWUTYQ
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 July 2007
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 17,999 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
dark 70%
reflective 57%
challenging 54%
tense 24%
informative 7%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | Yes: 16% | 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: 70% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Rape, Racism, Incest
136 pages • first pub 1970 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B000TWUTYQ
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 July 2007
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 17,999 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
dark 70%
reflective 57%
challenging 54%
tense 24%
informative 7%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | Yes: 16% | 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: 70% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racism, Incest