Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe’s new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement.
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Readers say *Beloved* is a haunting, masterfully written novel that deeply explores trauma, love, and identity through poetic, challenging prose. Many...
Personally, I was not a fan of this book at all because I was confused majority of the time reading it. The transitions from the present to the past and between different characters didn't allow for a clear reader experience. The language and beautifully drawn out era and locations lend some credit to how good of an author Morrison can be. I will not discredit her but because of how this book came together as a whole It was difficult to enjoy.
My review is bias because this my favorite author. The story is masterful written. I will be rereading soon because you cannot get everything with one read or even two. She unpacks so much in this book, it’s amazing!
I was not convinced at first but the more I read the better it got. It’s one of those books where the plot is not linear- there are lots of jump back and forth in time to tell the backstory of different characters, and things are revealed so gradually that you don’t really realize you are hooked before you are. What I loved is how random details are dropped that are just odd enough to make them stick out, and then later on it will turn out they are actually vital to the plot and characters. Specifically the names like Baby Suggs and Stamp Paid. When we get their backstories after going most of the way through the books, it is incredible. The timing of all the reveals is exquisite. It like wondering, did I hear that right? And then it is confirmed and it makes your jaw drop. I listened to the audiobook read by Morrison herself and I think it helped me understand the book better because she reads it slow and takes her time. The narration has almost a sleepy or dreamy quality, which works really well to set the tone of the book. This is one I am really grateful that book club made me read! Even up to 50-60% of the way through the book I wasn’t sure if I would finish it because it is hard to read, but then after I got so far in I just had to finish it to see what happened.
Very powerful book. It was a bit hard for me to track due to the shifting narration, but a must read and a true classic
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