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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison
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BookMaven9
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I have had this book on my shelf for years and finally picked it up. However I ended up listening to it when I find out Toni Morrison was the narrator. Listening to her lovely, melodious voice unspool Pecola‘s story using language that is beyond beautiful but speaking about such horrors is at times unsettling and uncomfortable as it should be when speaking about harsh realities.

Stunning in its terrible way.

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KinaReads
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TracyReadsBooks
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Morrison‘s first novel is a stunner—profound, raw, honest, real…I could go on and on. Life with all its ups and downs, it‘s mundanity, it‘s hopes and heartbreaks leaps from the pages as we read the story of Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, who dreams of having blond hair and blue eyes, features that she believes will make her pretty, allow her to fit in. Somehow this was the first Morrison book I‘ve read. It definitely won‘t be the last.

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60s and sunny in November? I‘ll take it! Starting the tagged book this morning, another one that I can‘t believe I haven‘t read…Going to remedy that right now.

#OutAndAbout #ReadingOnTheTrain #SpringInNovember

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merelybookish
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Technically a re-read but I was in high school the last timeI read it (30+ years ago 😳) and not much remained beyond a Black girl's desire for blue eyes. A complex novel that shows understanding and empathy for even the worst of humanity's acts, of which Black girls are often the victim. Morrison's writing is beautiful and brutal. Even in her first novel, her artistic vision is undeniable. I read it as part of a deep dive into Morrison 👇

merelybookish Hosted by @HardcoverHearts. Up next is Sula. Also a #192025 for 1970 @Librarybelle 5mo
Librarybelle On my to read list! 5mo
Pinta Marigolds! A fave Morrison—so much first book experimentation. 5mo
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merelybookish @Librarybelle Definitely worth reading but not an easy read! 5mo
merelybookish @Pinta Yes! And dandelions. 💛 5mo
sarahbarnes Great review! I reread this one more recently, too. Absolutely gut-wrenching. What a writer. 5mo
Centique I think of this book as the most devastating book i ever read. A hard read for sure. I dont think anyone but Toni Morrison could bring out the beauty and humanity in it 🙌 5mo
merelybookish @sarahbarnes Thanks! The last time I read it I was in high school so a much different experience this time! So sad and so well done. 4mo
merelybookish @Centique It truly is unflinching! She does not let her readers look away from brutal truth. But still showing beauty. It's pretty amazing, especially considering it's her first novel. 4mo
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Becker
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How could this possibly be Morrison‘s first book? It is incredibly well done. 😍

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Onemoreodonian
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“He does not see her, because for him there is nothing to see. How can a fifty-two-year-old white immigrant storekeeper with the taste of potatoes and beer in his mouth, his mind honed on the doe-eyed Virgin Mary, his sensibilities blunted by a permanent awareness of loss, see a little black girl? Nothing in his life even suggested that the feat was possible, not to say desirable or necessary.”

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RaeLovesToRead
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A harrowing examination of the racism underpinning society's notions of beauty. I feel I should say more about it, but the writing is poetry and left me with more feelings than words.

Brutal and devastating.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Cinfhen
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WHOA! I was not prepared for the BRUTALITY of this book nor the extremely graphic sexual abuse depicted. Just heartbreaking. Absolutely gutted by this book. I can‘t say I “enjoyed” reading this one, but it‘s definitely a powerful piece of writing. Does this belong in a classroom? I‘m not sure it‘s right for every student but it certainly is the RIGHT place to explore the themes of poverty, inequality, cruelty and damaging beliefs.

CarolynM Great review💔 Hope you are well, Cindy😘 6mo
Cinfhen All good @CarolynM how are you??? How are your parents doing??? 6mo
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Reggie There is a passage about a sofa in here and what it means to that family that I always think about. It‘s a rough book but my god, her writing! 6mo
CarolynM We‘ve had a hard few weeks, but today was a good day. It‘s an emotional roller coaster💙❤️ 6mo
Cinfhen 💯 @Reggie and I know the passage you are referring to. Can‘t believe this was her first novel!!! 6mo
Cinfhen @CarolynM thank God for the good days ❤️ 6mo
TrishB I‘ve yet to get to this one! 6mo
TrishB @CarolynM sending virtual hugs ❤️ 6mo
CarolynM Thank you Trish. I need them today💙. @TrishB 6mo
Cinfhen It‘s really a difficult read @TrishB but im glad I finally picked it up. 6mo
TrishB @CarolynM ♥️ it‘s so hard. Thinking of you and the family. 6mo
Centique This is the most brutal book ive ever read but i do think an experience like that needs to be captured by an amazing author - and Morrison is exactly the right author to make it horrifying but also human. 🙌 6mo
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Cinfhen
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Another book that seems fitting to read for #BannedBooks #TitlesAndTunes #Blues
#LetFreedomRead #BannedBookWeek

@BarbaraBB please add Beautiful Scars by Merry Clayton to our playlist

BarbaraBB I will! And I‘ll share it later today! 6mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
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TheBookHippie
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1.99 today

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TWUTYQ?nodl=1&_bbid=158698107&tag=bookbubemail1-20...

I‘ll never forget reading this the first time …it has stayed with me ..

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Michael_Gee
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It never occurs to her that, if in her sleep, her hand hangs over the edge of the bed, something will crawl out from under it and bite her fingers off. I sleep near the wall, because that thought has occurred to me.

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KinaReads
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library haul :)

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DHill
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Why? Why have I waited so long?

Beloved on audio, read by the author, was staggering. One of the most emotionally impactful works I‘ve experienced. This one is no less.

TheBookHippie One of my most favorite books. I love it everytime I read it! 11mo
staci.reads The last few paragraphs about marigolds...one of the most perfectly written passages ever. ❤️ 11mo
KathyWheeler I ugly cried when I read this book, and that rarely happens. 11mo
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kera_11
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this book is absolutely gut-wrenching. Morrison shows the vulnerability of children so well, and aims (I think) to show the psychological complexity of humans, and how we‘re driven by motivations, sometimes self-less, misguided, or just cruel. She doesn‘t aim to humanize the horrible people in this book, just explain their existence. I feel so emotionally heavy after reading this. Please please PLEASE look up trigger warnings for this book

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bio_chem06
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Not my favorite Morrison, but I love just reading the words she puts together.

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This book follows Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, as she nears puberty during the 1940s in Lorain, Ohio. With her newfound friends Claudia and Frieda, she learns the truth behind her poverty, 'ugliness' and misfortunes in life. If you enjoy books that explore themes of beauty, conformity, race, gender etc. you will enjoy this book. A theme in this book is how external forces affect internal struggles, because the girls battle-

avien.ernieta with society's exclusive idea of beauty, which prompts them to believe they are ugly.

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MissYaremcio Beautifully done Avien! 6/6 13mo
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SanjanaGhosh
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How can a book break you in just the first two pages?

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CleverGirl
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Reading through the books currently being challenged at my local library. All these wanna-be book banners are doing is expanding my TBR pile.

SamAnne I'm grateful that book bans are a non-starter in my community, but the Banned Book list has certainly prompted me to read books on my long TBR, including Bechtel's Fun House and the March graphic novel series done with John Lewis. And it prompted me to reread your tagged! 1y
CleverGirl They aren‘t getting a ton of support here, but they are making a lot of noise and going after individual librarians by name. Now they‘re starting on school librarians. Fun House is one they use to stir ppl up. It‘s not even available in our libraries 🙄🙄🙄 1y
Leftcoastzen I will always believe that this is one of the most significant books I‘ve ever read .Powerful. 1y
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keepingupwiththepenguins
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Morrison wrote The Bluest Eye because she was “interested in talking about black girlhood”. It seems sadly inevitable that it would end up a foundational text about the impact of Euro-centric beauty standards and self-loathing. She also said her ‘job‘, as she saw it, was to “rip that veil drawn over proceedings too terrible to relate”, which she certainly achieved. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-bluest-eye-toni-morrison/

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DisneyFan
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One of the saddest books I‘ve read in a long time. Read as part of Banned Book Challenge.

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Leftcoastzen
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📖The Bluest Eye
🖋Charles Bukowski
📺Barney Miller
🎤David Bowie
🎼Blitzkreig Bop -The Ramones
#manicmonday #LetterB @CBee
Everyone play! My Monday has been a bit manic .😀

vivastory Have you seen this Blitzkrieg Bop video? It's a fave. I hope things calm down for you soon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCWOb7V-b0
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Leftcoastzen @vivastory I hadn‘t seen it ! So funny! 2y
CBee Great answers! Hope Tuesday is better for you 😊 2y
peanutnine Oh my god I love Blitzkrieg Bop! 2y
eeclayton I almost picked Blitzkrieg Bop, too, so good! 2y
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JenniferEgnor
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Another intense, deeply emotional story from Tony Morrison; the first she told to the world. The heart of the story is something that still happens and you don‘t have to look far to see it. A story of poverty, class, abuse, white supremacy and how all these impacted one little girl forever. A story true, yet banned. Read it, pass it on, and uplift Black girls and Black womxn. Black is beautiful. Black is to be celebrated.

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LeaKell
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I did not know writing until I read Toni Morrison for the first time. Ms. Morrison encouraged all of us to read and learn from her books and while I‘m just beginning to discover the talent and the power of Ms. Morrison I am haunted and enchanted by her characters and their lives.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Reading my way through Morrison this year. This was her first published book. I appreciate how her themes both evolve and stay grounded in the same topics. Her writing is much easier to understand the deep meanings now that I have read a few of her works.

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Kempfme
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The Bluest Eyes is Toni Morrison‘s first book. It‘s about a girl in Ohio that wishes her eyes to be blue like the blonde haired white girls because they are beautiful, and clean unlike how she feels. It was very moving and emotional. There are some triggering topics that were a little uncomfortable to read, but still a good read.

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Evita
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3 out of 5. Good prose but how is this a literature book for middle and high school students?! I think its too traumatic for young minds.

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TheKidUpstairs
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#OnThisDay in 1931, Chloe Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio. When fellow students at Howard University had trouble pronouncing Chloe, she took a nickname based off her baptismal name "Anthony", and went by Toni from then on. One of the first Black editors at Random House, she championed the work of other Black Authors before releasing her own work and becoming the first African American recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature #HistoryGetsLIT

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love the name Chloe ❤️ 2y
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Juliev
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This was my first Toni Morrison book. It was beautifully written.

CuriousG I think this is the perfect one to start reading Toni Morrison. My first was Beloved (which is amazing, but a tough go), followed by The Bluest Eye. I always felt like I should have reversed the order. 2y
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MarshmallowAdventures
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This book was as captivating as it was chilling. A moving piece that highlights the effects of internalized racism on a young girl.

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Ididsoidid
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On the surface, a story of a little black girl who wishes for the epitome of white beauty standards: blue eyes. I found it really thought provoking, a lesson in intergenerational trauma and betrayals, and revealing of the subtle, implicit biases in society and in myself. I loved the writing. Powerful and painful. 9/10

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christhelesbian
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amazing
i love toni morrison but a lot of her books don‘t get to the point until the end but her writing is always beautiful and inspiring

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DinoMom
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Thank you @melissajayne for the wonderful #wintersolisticeswap package. I am looking forward to reading these books and the tea sounds delicious. I don‘t have my tree up yet, but once it is up the ornament will be going on. Thank you
@Chrissyreadit @sprainedbrain

sprainedbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
julesG @melissajayne Don't you think this is a bit rude? Donate what you don't like. 2y
melissajayne @julesG how can I donate bath salts or a used book? I‘m going to get stuff that I wanted and post it as my #wintersolsticeswap package. 2y
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melissajayne @julesG how can I donate bath salts or a used book? I‘m going to get stuff that I wanted and post it as my #wintersolsticeswap package. 2y
Susanita Homeless shelter? Little free library? 2y
scripturient @melissajayne You‘re being rude! Just regift the bath salts to someone else if you don‘t want them? 🤷🏻‍♀️ (edited) 2y
Chrissyreadit Sharon I‘m sorry. I can assure you this will not happen again in a swap we host. 2y
Crazeedi Sharon, you are very special to all of us on litsy. Just ignore the people who are rude and unkind. Sending you my love and hugs and know we all are behind you 2y
wordslinger42 @DinoMom I'm really shocked to see this level of unkindness on Litsy. That being said, I am sure that whatever you sent was absolutely lovely and picked out with joy and intention on your part ❤ 2y
sprainedbrain Sharon, I sincerely apologize for this ridiculous behavior. I hope you won‘t hesitate to participate with us in the future… as Chrissy says, this will never happen again in a swap that I host. 2y
Elizabeth2 I agree with the above posters, and cannot believe the level of rudeness being displayed. I‘m sorry that your kindness was not appreciated. Just wow. 2y
Reviewsbylola This is so sad. I saw a drama post by Melissa on FB and I‘m shocked someone could be so rude over a holiday swap, especially after all the hard work @sprainedbrain and @Chrissyreadit put in organizing it, not to mention the thought and care you put into your gift @DinoMom ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
curiouserandcurioser @DinoMom im so very sorry that you have been treated so unkindly. I have seen your kindness and thoughtfulness sprinkled throughout Litsy, and its a shame that she didnt recognize that. Sending love and hugs to you❤❤ 2y
jenniferw88 Adding my love and hugs to you too! 2y
TrishB Unacceptable and rude to @DinoMom, sorry this happened. 2y
Amiable Like @Reviewsbylola , I also was stunned by the FB post and came right over here to add my support. I can‘t believe someone would complain so rudely about a gift that was put together with grace, care and intention. Sending warm hugs and holiday wishes your way! 2y
erank58 Sending hugs 💙💙 2y
TheBookHippie 🤍🤍🤍sending love 2y
LeahBergen Wait… what happened?? I have received several lovely swap gifts from @DinoMom . Not only have I had nothing to ever complain about but I‘ve been thrilled with each carefully chosen gift. 2y
BookishTrish Love and hugs @DinoMom 2y
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Santie
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This is the third book by Toni Morrison that I‘ve read. Her writing is good, granted, but I find her stories over-layered, inaccessible, and all over the place. This particular book is very segmented and that made it hard for me to focus. The topic of this book is interesting so I had very high expectations on how she would navigate it and what answers she had to offer but unfortunately she didn‘t do that for me.

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⚠️https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/southlake-texas-anti-racist-book-school-library-rcna2734

'“One of the questions we‘re supposed to ask is ‘Does the writer have a neutral stance on the topic?‘” the teacher said. “Well, if you are Toni Morrison, how can you have a neutral stance toward racism? Now history is being depicted through this rose-colored lens, and all of this is creating a chilling effect that‘s going to hurt our students.”'

TrishB What a terrible statement! 2y
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TheBookHippie
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UwannaPublishme Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
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ClairesReads
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I can confirm that this novel hurt my feelings in all the ways I expected it to and more. Its measured examination of how trauma is accumulated and internalised is thoughtful, and most importantly confronting. It‘s basically a perfect novel.

Centique Amen to everything you said. I don‘t think I‘ve read anything that hurt as much as reading this. And I‘m so glad it exists 🙌 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#BannedBook
#FallTreasures

A couple from my tbr shelf 💙📚

Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 3y
Nute Very cool bookmark! 3y
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Rachel.Rencher
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How does one even review a book that causes this many feelings? Toni Morrison delivered gut punch after gut punch that all coincided with one another as the seasons went on. I want to reread this now that I know how all the pieces come together.

staci.reads One of the most beautifully written books I've ever read. The last paragraph of that book is one of my favorite passages in literature ❤ 3y
Reign_5.0 I had to read this book for my AP class in 11th grade. Memories of so long ago 😂 3y
Rachel.Rencher @staci.reads I can see why 💙 3y
Rachel.Rencher @Reign_1982 You got to read Toni Morrison in high school?! That's awesome 👏 3y
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Rachel.Rencher
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I 💙 Toni Morrison. I never read her books until I started my master's degree, but WOW. She quickly became one of my favorites after I read Song of Solomon.

I picked up this one at a thrift store, and I'm excited to jump in. 😍

vivastory I've only read Song of Solomon, but it's one of my fave books of all-time. I really need to read more by her 3y
DivineDiana I read this book years ago, but it has stayed in my mind. It will touch your heart. 3y
KathyWheeler I‘m not a crier but this book made me weep. 3y
SamAnne Everything she‘s written ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ (edited) 3y
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Rissreads
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Thanks @Tanisha_A for gifting me this book.
I‘m embarrassed to say it is my first Morrison but it definitely won‘t be my last.
Such a sad book. So much pain and tragedy. It‘s heartbreaking that society is the cause of such self hatred in some children. That there is only one way to look, one kind of beauty. And if you don‘t conform to this beauty standard then you are worthless. We still have such a long way to go to undo these wrongs.

Reggie There is a whole passage about a sofa and what it means to a family that I always think about when this book comes up. Morrison is a master at writing. 3y
Rissreads @Reggie the passage that got to me most was when Mrs. Breedlove was cruel to her own daughter Pecola but kind to the little girl of the people she worked for. That just broke my heart! 3y
Centique I think this is the saddest book I ever read! But it also captured falling in love better than many books do too. Toni Morrison is incredible - there is such a world of wonderful writing for you to enjoy from her! 3y
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I loved this. If you're reluctant to dive into Toni Morrison because of a previous bad experience (🙋), I definitely recommend this one. And the #audiobook is amazing and read by the author. ❤ It's so good. I can't believe this was her first book.

I'm late posting some of my May reads, so bear with me while I catch up. 😂

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Stacked 💙💙 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I mailed you a letter with only one spray 🤣 We will see if the scent is still there!! 3y
vlwelser @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks. 💙💙💙 😂 that stuff is pretty potent. What brand is it? 3y
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Cortg
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I took a couple days off to visit with my parents and a couple of my siblings and their families. For whatever reason, I have woken up The last two mornings at 5:38am. It‘s weird, but I do love my morning coffee and reading before the chaos starts up! Starting this one as a reread for book club ❤️

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Wildly_Bookish
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Finished my seventh and final book for the #readtherainbow challenge! For violet, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Wildly_Bookish
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Up next for the #readtherainbow challenge is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. I've been meaning to read this for SO long!

SamAnne Hard read but a great read. 3y
Wildly_Bookish I couldn't agree more! 3y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Book 9 of Top10 Challenged Books. Well written. Because of that the ugly and sad parts really hit you. I always have trouble with Rating books like this. It's a classic and important read. But while I was intrigued to see how it was going to end, it was a hard read. So now I can say I've read it and it's doubtful I will ever read again.
9️⃣ #top10challengedbooks

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