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abaugher's review
5.0
Morrison lays before the reader multiple travesties that are so insidious, so very widespread, so extremely prevalent as to be invisible to our society, yet all the symptoms are there. But she does it in language, inside a story, that everyone can understand. This is not a book to be ignored, just as the events in it are not to be ignored, and the events in all our lives are not to be ignored, anymore. It is time to pay attention to the ugly underbelly of our culture, our world, to bring it out in the open and heal it.
decemberscorpiomoon's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The characters are complicated. The plot is easy to follow. I wasn't a fan of Bride, like in real life I wouldn't want to be her friend. But she was well written and I can understand why she is the way she is. I also didn't feel like what she had with Booker was love, but I get it. I get how couple's get where they were. I hated that the white family were just fleeting characters when there was impact there. But I wanted to read this entire book and see how things would pan out. I love that there wasn't some happy ending that tied everything together. It did leave me with questions though about Bride and her livelihood and Brooklyn.
eboweshulman's review
adventurous
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
So many things we do just for a mothers touch…
I want a sequel!
I want a sequel!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse
alishajenkins's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
oleander_and_disappointment's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
inke410's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
tallybae's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
thisreadingcorner's review against another edition
5.0
“It’s not my fault so you can’t blame me. I didn’t do and I have no idea how it happened.”
So begins the story of Sweetness, Bride, Brooklyn, Sofia, Booker, Rain, and Queen. Bride, blue black child raised on shame and conditional care, grows to be a woman of impeccable taste and glamour. Her childhood manipulation haunts her, and the end of her most meaningful relationship sends her mind and body hurtling to buried traumas and identities.
In Part III though, the book began to sing. After a break from the book, I turned to the audiobook and something about Toni reading the sections in Booker’s perspective made the story come alive.
Read this one for a lost woman finding, losing, and then finding her way again. For community and companionship found in unlikely places. For grief and the haunting of a love too large to be contained. For parenting coming too little and too late. For redemption in the most selfish of ways.
“Good luck and God bless the child.”