A review by jessalex610
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is my very first Toni Morrison book, and I’m honestly glad I read this. Even though it was very hard to read some parts, i think that’s the point. Morrison really brought the particular brutality of colorism and racism and how that can affect a little Black girl who just wanted to be pretty and loved by the people in her life. I also thought it was very interesting how Morrison used flashback background stories to kinda humanize these awful characters doing unimaginable  things. She doesn’t look at them in sympathy, but rather pathologically , which was a very interesting turn and it did make me understand how awful people turned out the way they did. Overall, it’s a worthwhile read but you have to be in a ready mindset to get through it.  
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