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Summary: The Little Book that Could
Review: I have now read this book three times: twice for college classes and once for my own enjoyment. Every time I read it, I find some emotion hidden in the work that I somehow missed before. This was one of the most moving books I have ever read, and a real eye-opener as well.
Having grown up white in a stable, middle-class, 1970's and 80's home, I was unaware of the diversity of life. I had never imagined the type of life Pecola had to endure. By the time I read this book, I was very aware of such conditions, but the novel didn't simply tell about the conditions, it made me feel them.
I was especially struck by the actions of Claudia as she received her white baby doll. I felt proud of her; I could feel along with her. The fact that Morrison so elequently and convincingly paints the portraits of Claudia and Pecola that _anyone_ can feel along with her proves that Morrison is an author not soon to be forgotten. This book has the power to change people; this is the little book that, if read with an open mind and heart, could truly allow people to see that inside we are all the same.
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Summary: A Tough Read
Review: Morrison's depiction of the hardships of a young minority girl life is deeply influential. Morrison repeatedly pounds the reader with trials the young Pecola Breedlove must face. It is these harshly real facts of life that make the book so difficult to read. While reading, I had to consciously tell myself to continue. I would have put the book down because of the cruel situations, but I knew that the situations the young one endured were the reality of childhood for many children despite their innocence. I highy recommend this book to anyone who wants to better understand the mentality of child abuse and realize that children are resilient to a great degree, but there are limits
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Summary: Captures despair
Review: Pecola Breedlove is a heartbreaking character. Unloved. And unlovable by the standards of society. To be the alien, the stranger in the strange land. "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almightly I am free at last!" say the Israelites who have just crossed the Red Sea safely in Zora Neale Hurston's Moses, Man of the Mountain (1939). Pecola Breedlove never escapes from slavery. She becomes ignominy to everyone in the novel except her mother. What does she do to deserve this? Nothing. Who or what is redeemed? Only the reader who has been willing to suspend belief long enough for Toni Morrison to work her magic
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Summary: A MUST READ BOOK!!
Review: "The Bluest Eye" is a candid tale about the reality of prejudice in our society. It's unfortunate that children are introduced to the ills of our world so early. I recommend that anyone with a heart read this book, it'll forever change your view on prejudice and discrimination
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Summary: Touching, about a little girl's dream that can't be reality
Review: I found this book to be exceptional. I felt like I was part of the little girl's life. Pecola, the protagonist, wanted something that she could never have. In this society, everyone wants to be liked and accepted. She thought that if she had the bluest eyes, she would be beautiful and her life would be different. This book deals with racism and
prejudice. The worst part about the situation is that the prejudice was done against a liitle black girl. The longing for blue eyes led her to become insane. Also, this book deals with how a little girl's life was changed by rape by her father. The book was well written.
I can't even describe the impact it had on me. Every reader will be horrified by the type of life that Pecola had to live through.
Toni Morrison tries to make the reader see the situation through a child's point of view. The point of view from a child is much different than an adult. I highly reccommend this book.
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Summary: Magical, disturbing, insightful, sad, and worth every cent
Review: I'm not normally one for anything but a bestseller, tending to stick with things like "Da Vinci Code" or "Bark of the Dogwood," but lately I've been veering off into what is unchartered territory for me. "The bluest Eye" is one such example. Brought to life by Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye is an extremely powerful story that tackles some of the difficult challenges people face to this day. I thought the tale was an unforgettable one. Toni Morrison uses just enough detail to let The Bluest Eye stick out in a person's mind for a lifetime. The way the author writes allows a person to understand things very clearly. The Bluest Eye is the story of Pecola Breedlove, a very unfortunate looking, young black girl living in Ohio in the early 1900's. Pecola's one main wish in life is to have blue eyes, hence the title of the book. She spends her entire childhood praying for these blue eyes so she may look like Shirley Temple and the other blonde haired, blue eyed, white girls in school. Throughout the story, are small tales of Pecola's family past, and explanations of why her life is so horrible. The various tales are written in block form, though, and therefore are very easily distinguishable from one another. As I read this book, I was saddened by the horrific events that this poor girl has to encounter, and shocked by the way people treated African American girls in the past. This story relates to many problems teenagers, adults and children still have now days in our society. Racism, family problems and loving your heritage are highly discussed issues in this book.
I would recommend The Bluest Eye to anyone interested in reading books that tell true life stories. Though I thoroughly enjoyed this book, not everyone will. If you are not the type of person drawn into stories that may make you feel depressed or upset at the way things used to be, then I would not tell you to read this book. To like this book, you have to enjoy reading back to what things were like a couple decades ago, and the hardships people went through in public situations and at home. Also recommended: BARK OF THE DOGWOOD--A Tour of Southern Homes and Gardens.
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Summary: sad but beautiful stroy
Review: i read the book "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison and was both enchanted and devestaded with every paragraph of this sad story. I enjoyed this book very much. It is written beautifully with every character and every thing described to a tee. All her life, young Pecola Breedlove had wanted to be noticed. She saw other kids getting everything they've ever wanted yet she is just left behind is the dust of her family's failures and ugliness. She pines for the one thing that she thinks will help her stand out to the people who ridicule her every day as not just an ugly girl, but a person with real feelings. When Pecola's first experience at being noticed comes, it is by the wrong person with the wrong ideas. This person's drunken decisions soon turn Pecola's life upside down and she must learn to live life and face her downfalls, even when they hurt her so badly on the inside.
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Summary: Well-written, extremely depressing subject
Review: After reading this book twice, once for a school assignment and once for my own pleasure, it successfully depressed me enough both times so I won't read it again. I can't say the book was bad, but I can't say I enjoyed it either. It was just one bad thing after another. I just have mixed feelings about this book altogether.
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Summary: A superb first novel by a major artist
Review: Originally published in 1970, Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" was the first novel by a writer who would go on to receive the Nobel Prize for literature, and be acclaimed as one of the major literary figures in the United States. But if you wish, ignore the author's history and just go ahead and read the book: it is one of the most powerful, devastating portrayals of African-American life ever written. "Eye" centers around Pecola Breedlove, a small Black girl from a horrifically dysfunctional family (in a 1993 afterword, Morrison describes them as "a crippled and crippling family"). Pecola's story begins in the fall of 1941, but Morrison moves back in time to tell the fuller story of the girl and her family. Morrison's skill as a writer is evident from the opening pages, in which she chillingly deforms the archetypal, Eurocentric "Dick and Jane" readers. A central theme of "Eye" is how Black children's psyches can be damaged by the Eurocentric foci of American popular culture. Figures like the Raggedy Ann dolls and Hollywood stars become ominous figures in Pecola's tragedy. The story is full of memorable, often grotesque characters, such as three prostitutes (described as "merry gargoyles") whom Pecola loves. "Eye" is full of painful, shocking incidents that illustrate the contours of human cruelty, abuse, and brokenness. I believe that this novel shows Morrison to be a true literary heir of William Faulkner. "The Bluest Eye" may strike some readers as just too horrific and depressing, but I believe that it is a novel that deserves an attentive readership.
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Summary: Awakening
Review: This novel was the first Morrison book I read, and I was amazed at how complex she could be in a pool of simplicity. Very well written, deeply felt, and thought provoking. "The bluest eye" is certainly a masterpeice in it's own right.
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