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A review by ambero
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
themes:
- masculinity
- family/lineage
-names (of people and of places)
- race tratiorship as in aspiring to be white through wealth/wealth separating people from others
- love / the lack of it - obsession (hagar)
-flying/travelling/escape
- natural/unnatural - e.g. pilate's lack of a bellybutton, ruth breastfeeding milkman for too long
-motherhood
-death/ghosts
-revenge
-fidelity
there's more i could say and will say later - loved pilate as a character so much, so much depth and warmth and personality
- masculinity
- family/lineage
-names (of people and of places)
- race tratiorship as in aspiring to be white through wealth/wealth separating people from others
- love / the lack of it - obsession (hagar)
-flying/travelling/escape
- natural/unnatural - e.g. pilate's lack of a bellybutton, ruth breastfeeding milkman for too long
-motherhood
-death/ghosts
-revenge
-fidelity
there's more i could say and will say later - loved pilate as a character so much, so much depth and warmth and personality