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A review by marc129
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
2.0
Morrison can write, for sure. Sometimes she's a bit demanding for her reader, especially when she starts a chapter ahead of things further in time, but after some pages it all gets clear.
This book is about identity, in this case the afro-american Milkman Dead. He's a kind of rich boy, without sorrows, but very dependent on his father. Reaching 30 he becomes aware of the fact that he is a "man without qualities". He's confused by the very contradictary stories his parents tell about each other. In search for a gold treasure, and striving to know more about his family, he goes south in search for an identity and real adulthood. The riddles are (almost) solved by a song sung by children.
The setting reminds me a lot of Faulkner, but also James Baldwin. Interesting, but clearly an early work.
This book is about identity, in this case the afro-american Milkman Dead. He's a kind of rich boy, without sorrows, but very dependent on his father. Reaching 30 he becomes aware of the fact that he is a "man without qualities". He's confused by the very contradictary stories his parents tell about each other. In search for a gold treasure, and striving to know more about his family, he goes south in search for an identity and real adulthood. The riddles are (almost) solved by a song sung by children.
The setting reminds me a lot of Faulkner, but also James Baldwin. Interesting, but clearly an early work.