Sula

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Summary: A stunning book
Review: You must'nt give up on Morisson's works after seeing a few "confusing" first pages... it is well worth the wait to stick it out. The characters are gripping, sad, funny.... the details are equisite. I have to say that, after Song of Solomon, it is her best work.

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Summary: LOVE IT!
Review: Well, before I wrote this, I took a glance at what other people wrote on their reviews and I found that most people either loved it or hated it. I enjoyed it very much. We had to read it for a modern novel class and I thought it was awesome to talk about! The irony of 'being up in the bottom' made our whole class laugh. (Our teacher read us the first chapter aloud) I somehow sense that Toni Morrison tried to portray Sula as a nice girl even though she really was a whore. I got mixed feelings from that. However, overall, I really had a good time reading it, I finished the entire book in less than 24 hours.

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Summary: A Complete Disappointment That MAKES NO SENSE!!
Review: I just read this book for a paper I had to write for my Women's Literature class. I have never read anything by Morrison before, but as an English major I was open to anything. This was a confusing, incoherent, and pointless work. What was I supposed to gain from this piece? Many students in my class were just as baffled (and frightened; we were being graded on this. . .) as I was. I would have preferred the classics like Wharton, Austen, and the Bronte sisters--I leave their works with complete satisfaction that I gained something from them. After all, isn't that what literature is all about? If you're curious, try to check it out in the library; but don't buy this book. If you want to buy a good read; get anything from Shakespeare--he'll never disappoint you.

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Summary: It doesn't last long enough!
Review: This book moves quickly. Morrison is a master of words and it really shows in this book. For any fans of Black literature, this gives the reader an idea of the superstitious aspect of Black life in a way that only Toni Morrison could give. A must read!!

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Summary: The book makes no sense.
Review: This book from beginning was unclear. Toni seems as if she had nothing better to do when she wrote this book. Her writing was unclear. What was the meaning to have Sula turn out just like her mother. The whole book was just stupid.I didn't like it and would not reccomed it to anyone. Its a boring book.

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Summary: This book is destined to become a classic!
Review: This is a wonderful book. I don't think that it's important that you understand EVERYTHING, as long as you can understand the emotions that Ms. Morrison is trying to portray. And that is EXTREMELY easy to do. This book, to me, is truly poetic in some spots, and it speaks to me, and I'm sure it will speak to you, too. It's truly destined to become classic black literature!!

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Summary: a novel of mythical proportions
Review: Toni Morrison's Sula is an utterly enjoyable read, haunting and tender at the same time. It about a "deep kind of love" that involves sacrifices and devotion,the stuff that we all strive to, that perfection of existence but can never be reached.

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Summary: It was alright.
Review: I liked the book because of the characters. There was something going on for each character in the book and it does tempt me to read some of Toni Morrison's other works. The only problem was that the writing style seemed a bit too much like Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea (WSS). I couldn't get too involved in the book becasue it kept reminding me of WSS. It just prompted me to reread Jean Rhys.

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Summary: Don't bother reading Toni Morrison's Sula.
Review: I had heard wonderful things about Toni Morrison's writing, so when I needed to choose a book for my English class I decided on Sula. I was extremly dissapointed. The plot lacked taste. How could a reader sympathize with Sula? She had watched her mother burn to death with a sickening interest and slept with every man imaginable including her best friend's husband. The character Eva wasn't much better, she torched her son, Plum. The whole book left me unsatisfied. Also, her style of writing was too wordy! She'll go on and on without ever reaching a point. I do NOT recommend this book!

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Summary: Vivid, stunning - a mind and heart twisiting novel
Review: When I finished this novel I just sat there for 10 minutes in awe. The language is beautiful, every description so vivid, every character and every event so cryptic. It questions and plays with our ideas and judgements of right and wrong, good and evil. Characters that you love and hate and admire all at the same time. Painful and hard, but uplifting all the same, in a very bizzarre, real way. A phenomenal book that will make you think and question and see quite a lot if you let it.