A review by bbrassfield
Beloved by Toni Morrison

5.0

Surely no American writer has ever written a horror novel so devastating. Devastating and horrific because Beloved is a ghost story written out of so much historical bloodshed and terrible truth. An entire race treated as if they are disposable and void of even an ounce of humanity. Beloved is utterly brutal and utterly unforgettable, a uniquely American ghost story that will haunt the reader long after the last page has been turned. As powerful as earlier works The Bluest Eye and Song of Solomon are, Beloved might be Morrison's greatest achievement. The novel is certainly one of the greatest works of American literature. Timeless.