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Summary: Very good, but very hard.
Review: I like the plot and the beautiful language, but the metaphors and analogies, whew!! I couldn't handle it. I can't believe I made to the last page. To tell you the truth, I really don't remember that much of the story. I remember a few things, but as far as remembering the parts she probably thought were important, I would fail that test!
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Summary: disappointing and strange
Review: I expected Beloved to be a stunning, riveting semi-historical fiction about slavery and its aftermath, but it was disappointing in that respect-I don't even consider it a satisfying story because the plot was too wierd and everything just seemed so slapped together. I am of the opinion that ghosts should not be put into a story unless the author can do a superb, subtle job of writing them in, such as in Wuthering Heights-or else the story is simply ridiculous. I have a feeling Oprah is inclined to 5-star and promote any book that presents an emotional tie with slavery no matter what kind of slop it is, so I tend not to trust her!
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Summary: Insightful
Review: Beautifully written, graced with wisdom and deeply thought-provoking, BELOVED is the best novel I've read since THE TRIUMPH AND THE GLORY.
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Summary: a book fan from greensboro north carlina
Review: i think the book is going to be good i love the movi
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Summary: Soul binding and horrifically truthful,it will make you weep
Review: It is no wonder Toni Morrison won the Pullitzer Prize for this tale of brightly lit spaces and dark shadowed corners. She depicts the lives of its characters in a fluidly-poetic description that extends far beyond the surface. Not only is Beloved the rebirth of a horrifically-wounded past, but so is the mother she has come back to haunt as well. Sethe is reborn as a result of her slain daughter's ghost come back to haunt her murderer's soul. She is forced to bring the past from deep within its safe hiding place and confront the horror of her past life as a slave and the stain of her own baby-girl's blood on her conscious and her own hands. Beloved not only is a ghost from the past, but the key to Sethe's future, one that is wide open and free.
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Summary: Deeply satisfying
Review: This is one great book. Just let yourself go and be swept up in the timelessness of the story. The characters will haunt you long after you have finished the book. If you are not at all spiritually inclined, you may not appreciate the beauty of the story, but give it a try. You may be surprised at the effect Toni Morrison's classic has on you.
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Summary: extremely helpful book attached to strings of Capitolism
Review: The Cliff Notes Company believes that it is above hundreds of other companies by thinking that its product should not be published online whatsoever. and those that do are threatened with lawsuits for copyright infringement. Many websites have been shut down becuase of their 'superiority' over hundreds of other publishing companies whos own material is eveready at the click of a button. Sites such as these are public services for those who do not have the time or money to buy the book and cliff notes themselves. These people are just trying to educate themselves with a better understanding of a book. But now it seems that the whole idea behind the internet ( free knowledge ) is being slowly killed by companies claiming rights to everything to make the next dollar. It's not called the Information SuperHighway for nothing you know. - N.N.N.
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Summary: Wow!!!
Review: Wow. Great Book. A little on the depressing side as is Morrison's writing as a whole, however, this woman is brilliant. She has the gift of transporting the reader to her world and the gift of being able to explain very tough, human concepts to the reader. I will admit, a lot of the symbolism and metaphors were lost on me because I am not a gifted analyst, however I do know brilliance when I read it. The main character Sethe is crazed yet rational in the setting; almost bizarre in her saneness in light of her past. Beloved is truly eerie as the woman who seeks to destroy Sethe. All of the other characters in the book are riveting, as is Morrison's commentary on the roots of the black community. How blacks interact, envy, and covet. Simply fabulous!!!
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Summary: riveting!
Review: I was pulled into the book from the beginning. As in most Toni Morrison books, you must read between the lines,and what those lines show is riveting and mesmirizing. Ms. Morrison's depicition of slavery was honest and soul bearing. She let the audience experience the strength of a mother's love,though it was horrifying. Sethe wanted her children to be free. Free from all the horrors she experienced under someone else's laws. The path she chose was the only way out-as she saw it. But as Paul D says,"Your love is too thick". If the reader can just remember that sentence, then they can understand the meaning of the book- A mother's love, a women's strength, and the cruelty of humanity against humantiy.
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Summary: Morrison is the best!!!
Review: Toni Morriso is an absolute goddess of literature! Everything she writes is magnificent. She is the last living great American author. Anyone with a hart and a soul will love her.
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