Sula

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Summary: why do these reviews need titles?
Review: This is a dreadful, nasty, unpleasant book about dreadful, nasty, unpleasant people. I couldn't finish it. I know Morrison can write, because her criticism is fine, but this...avoid it at all costs.

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Summary: too graphic
Review: This novel traces the history of a black community since 1919 to about 1965. I will say there are two main characters, of course she adds more details to one than the other, very specific, too graphic, almost pornographic (unnecesarely) some parts are so crude that makes you fell sick, the message is confusing. I don't know if she wants you to feel some sympathy for the community or feel discusted.

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Summary: An utterly compelling, yet strange read...it will affect you
Review: Reading Sula, it is evident that Toni Morrison is a genius at work. The reverberations of thought and feeling upon finishing this novel are atonishingly far reaching and abundant. I have to write a paper on it and I dont even know where to start, not for the fact that I dont understand, its for the fact that there is so much amazingly intense information and room for character analysis that its spellbinding. I recommend that everybody read this book, it is truely a wonderful and unique experience.

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Summary: A Vivid Portrayal of Friendship and Love
Review: Morrison's second novel is artfully written. She introduces us to an array of characters and allows us to think about who they are and why they have a place in the novel. While the book is thought-provoking, the idea that Sula is "evil" is a bit heavy-handed. Above all, Sula is about how our relationships with others makes us who we are.

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Summary: Is Sula Really Evil?
Review: The first time I read this book I was amazed by Morrison's manipulation of the English language. But I had trouble with the idea that Sula was inherently evil. Granted, she did some evil things but what is more important is perhaps to look at the idea that she had no other way to live her life. Her role models weren't exactly upstanding individuals. Eva and Hannah both were free with men and perhaps that is why Sula does not understand Nel being upset when she sleeps with Jude. Mostly I think Sula is misunderstood. The novel is a beautiful one that expresses Morrison's ideals about women and the friendship that can occur from two adult women.

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Summary: Morrison's Second Winner
Review: Morrison's examination of how people depend on one another, consciously or otherwise, is full of tension and mystery. Readers are left wondering about the exact circumstances that lead the action to its end. Furthermore, the use of religious imagery adds to the study of what is truly evil in our society. The friendship of Sula and Nel brings many questions to mind about what we really value in our own friends.

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Summary: The Progression of Morrison's Writing
Review: In reading this book, I was very enlightened and interested in the relationship that Morrison portrayed between Nel and Sula. Through the trials and tribulations that these women went through, their friendship lasted until the end. Basically, both of these women choosing different paths and evolving their friendship into something great and everlasting is remarkable. At times this book was shocking and hard to accept. This is Morrison reaching out, and making the reader feel connected. You can't help but feel for these characters.

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Summary: Sula brings light the gray ball of sorrow
Review: After the last sentence of this book I was at a loss for words. Partly because it was one of the best written books I have ever read. Also because I was somewhat confused. Sula was an internal challenge for me. Everyday, after turning its pages, I would find myself getting lost in its depth and poetic beauty. After reading Sula, Toni Morrison is my favorite author. Every single sentence rolled from my tongue. Sometimes it didn't even matter where the content of the book was going. I was drowning in every single sentence. One page would take me a half an hour to read. It was that good!

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Summary: Very Funny
Review: Toni Morrison proves herself to be the D.H. Lawrence of the black voice--that is, minus the elegance. The most interesting attribute of this work is its dialogues. The characters talk very funny and, like, real.

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Summary: What is with this book?
Review: I just finished this book for my U of Chicago Humanities class. I am now writing here to avoid having to write the paper. I hate this book. It is so completely full of the pretension that Toni Morrison's books are always full of. She pretends to be so deep and so in tune with the common man/woman. The truth is, she has a degree from Howard, teaches as Princeton (one of the most elitist institutions in the country) and sometimes a course at my school, and is making millions off being in Oprah's book club. She can go bore someone else with her "getting down to her roots." This book and her other books disappoint me. People look at her works as being representative of African-American lit. For god's sake, read Alice Walker or someone WORTH reading!