A review by dakotach7
Beloved by Toni Morrison

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This was a beautiful experience. This was not the first Toni Morrison book that I've read, but it's likely my favorite so far.

I loved the many parallels as well - such as Sethe's 'water breaking' upon encountering Beloved for the first time in the flesh, and Beloved herself seemingly becoming pregnant at the end. That, in the end, Beloved is someone unremembered and not to be passed on, like a dark stain in all of their lives, with no name to call her own. Such a haunting ending.

Ultimately, this was also timely, as this sort of horror I've fallen absolutely in love with over the past couple of years.