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Summary: What is the big deal on Sula?
Review: I'm trying to figure out what is the hoopla on Toni Morrison. I've read The Bluest Eye, Sula, Beloved (could not finish), and Song of Solomon (I did enjoy, except for the ending), and can not get into her stories. Sula is about two childhood friends, Nel and Sula. Sula leaves and comes back 10 yrs later and dances to the beat of a different drummer; like her mother Hannah (the apple does'nt fall far from the tree). Upon Sula's return birds symbolize the irony that takes place and Nel must deal with the question of "Why did you do it Sula, I was good to you." I did not find anything spectacular about the book other than learning some new words. Ms. Morrison has a vast vocabulary. If you read anything by Ms. Morrison you may want to keep pen and paper, dictionary, thesaurus, and a Toni Morrison reader nearby to at least try and get a grip on her message. Sula was boring and did not keep my interest. I recommend Song of Solomon, which was a pretty good book and not that difficult to understand. Read Sula at your own risk.
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Summary: this is NOT just about friendship
Review: Sula and Nel are childhood friends in 1920s Ohio, each who sees something in the other that is reflected in herself. Later, Sula goes to college in the big city and travels --- major accomplishments for an African-American woman in that time-- while Nel settles for marriage and motherhood in their hometown without ever having left it. They reconnect and their friendship continues. However, there are disturbing moments about Sula which suggest that she is either evil or inhuman! As girls, she and Nel drown a young boy by throwing him in the river. Later, Sula just watches her mother burn without helping her. This is a shame that the character who lives a wordly life, who could have served as an inspiration, has these fatal inhuman flaws. It is almost implied that she is like this BECAUSE she left the town. In terms of writing and building a good story, Morrison deserves 5 stars. But this novel is about much more than just female friendship.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I have never had any interest in Toni Morrison, but I had to read Sula for a literature class & I'm so glad I did. Although the characters are terribly disturbing at times, they wonderfully created & developed by Morrison & the story is beautifully told. Sula is a very interesting book in many ways & it made me want to read a lot more Toni Morrison.
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Summary: A Shattered Childhood
Review: I truly enjoyed this novel because it truly characterized a human being who just needed to be love. From her childhood Sula was filled with pain, hurt, and anger; all of which in my opinion led her to be internally filled with evilness. Imagine as a child hearing your own mother say she does not like you.
Imagine seeing your grandmother burn up her son, your uncle. Imagine seeing your mother burned to death. Sula was painfully yearning to feel loved, to see love, and to be loved. I was so disappointed with her when she hurt the only true friend she had on Earth. How could she sleep with her best friend's husband;
Nel was really a true friend, in my opinion , to Sula. Nel knew Sula was the cause of that little boy's death (Chicken). Nel did not say a word about this to anyone. She was the only individual that seemed to listen to Sula, care about Sula, and show Sula the true meaning of being a friend who loved her. Although I felt sorry for Sula so many times I just couldn't understand her actions with Nel's husband; then Sula in the end
before her death, she had no remorse about this. Can pain and hurt cause one to be so evil? I don't know because in my life I have never had a man sincerely to love me, but my family truly loves me. However, Sula had none of this, and the only person who truly loved her as a friend was deceived by her. I would never hurt my family or friends by hurting them, especially going to bed with their spouse or manfriend. This was awful, and I know she was filled with so much pain and hurt, but how could she. Nel was a true Christian and friend; I admired the way she came to see Sula during her illness. To me this showed a true Christian. Hats off to you, Nel. Ms. Morrison, in my opinion, is a realistic, extraordinary writer. Through her continuous use of figurative language:
metaphors, similes, personification, and definitely imagery, I felt like I was right on top of the hills of The Bottom; I was right there. Thank you, Ms. Morrison, for placing me in your novel. Because of your vivid use of imagery, I could feel the
pain and hurt in Sula, I could see Shadrack's physical ailments,
I could feel his mental disorders, I could see the handsome appearance of Jude and Ajax. I saw Eva burning her son; she was evil, too. I could see the beauty and evilness in Hannah. Ms. Morrison, you are truly an inspirational and remarkable writer. I will go back and read some of your other novels. I think I was interested in this one because it had to do with friends. To be a true friend, you have to possess unique, outstanding, unconditional love-filled qualities. Nel, in my opinion, was this true, loving friend.
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Summary: An Abomination!
Review: ... I was disgusted by the death of a boy who was shamelessly thrown in a river by Sula and her friend. The final straw was the death of Sula's mother. She caught fire one night and in the panic the grandmother hurled herself from the second floor of the house to the front yard, in the hope of reaching her daughter in time to put out the fire. In the meantime, Sula stared IN CURIOSITY. The objective of the story is to examine the strength of friendship in a backdrop of race, culture and identity, yet I insist that this can be done in a morally sound manner. Humanity is more than the sum total of societal experience, an automaton able to pass the moral buck to "oppresive society."
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Summary: Morrison's Story of the Quintessential Bad Girl
Review: I read this book in a creative writing class and man did it ever give me a look into truly what a dysfunctional family was. This book is another must read and honestly you could read this in a day. Sula is a no nonsense woman about town who even causes disturbances in nature when she comes around and even sleeps with her best friend's husband and doesn't even apologize. Talk about Springer material! But in the novel, you gotta envy her tough approach and how if she wants something or wants to go somewhere she does it with absolute reslove. Great novel and one of Morrison's shortiest.
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Summary: Everything I was hoping for and more!!!
Review: This novel is without a doubt one of if not the most beautiful thing I have ever read. I am a huge Toni Morrison fan and have loved everything of hers I have ever read, so I was bound to love it. But I really feel that you would have to be void of any emotion not to feel like a better person after reading this masterpiece! A truly wonderful book that everyone should read at least once!
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Summary: A book for every woman in America today.
Review: This is a book that will make you think about what being a woman IS. When overwhelmed we tend to see only our own "lot in life" and forget there are others that have overcome so much more with so much less. Read this and realize not only how lucky you are but how strong you can be.
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Summary: i'm amazed there are no reviews of sula here.
Review: i read sula for a college class a few years ago, and i'm still grateful to my professor for assigning it. it's one of the best and smartest books i've ever read, and ten years on it's one of the very few i still re-read. of course toni morrison is a great writer, and the amazon review above gives a good synopsis. if you're thinking about clicking that buy button, i suggest that you do--sula is one of the best books you'll ever read, and it's short to boot.
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Summary: Vivid descriptions and powerful.
Review: I read this book during the summer of my senior year in high school. It is a very powerful book, with an interesting story line. You learn to love Sula. However, there was a scene that may not be appropriate for younger readers. I loved this book and read it quickly. I would read Toni Morrison's other novels based on Sula. Her writing style is very vivid and captivating. I would recommend this book to others.
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