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Beloved	I like the book because it is a fact of life that every one has to live with in any period of their life time and the book tells you should never give up on yourself or your family, and people make mistakes that you would have to learn by yourself. /Fatashia, 12, United States I was swinging with its emotions as I read the book. /Jhansi, 20, India Because it is both beautiful and painful, and represents an author working at the height of her creative powers. 'Beloved' is an important work for showing how individuals, communities, and nations use art to work through traumatic histories. /Julie Armstrong, 45, United States The prose was just wonderful - I've never read anything like it before or since. Too, the story was compelling, the characters were well-drawn and easy to relate to, and the whole book itself serves as a metaphor for the ultimate, valuable lesson it teaches - you must make peace with the past before you can move on. /Lisa, 16, United States This book symbolizes weird events that can not be explained and you have to figure out why these events occured. /Elizabeth Shine, 17, United States It powerfully and convincingly blurs the thin red line between Love and Rage, Passion and Pain. /Yisa, 21 A gripping and horrific look into the life of the slaves and the memories that continually haunt them even after they are freed. /Kim, 25, Canada. A powerful story of a mother's love for her child to be free from the misery of slavery, which stirs up the social awakening of the plight of slaves. Toni Morrison has made a great contribution in this area. /Derroy, 29 My favourite Morrison text, it explores the racial problem inherent in twentieth century America without the presence of white people by looking at varying shades of black. Whilst treating this major issue Morrison also unravels the complexities of gender relationships and boundaries. Every time I read this book I discover something new, learn a little bit more and increase my love of not only this book but of literature in general. /Sarah Pinault, 23, United States It's a very good novel, it presents kind of a magical atmosphere as well as a very harsh reality that was slavery. It's a supernatural story of love and regret and vengeance. It's very powerful and Mrs. Morrison is excellent at presenting complicated characters and their full psychology (as well as some interesting ambiguities). It's a heartbreaking journey that leaves you appreciating life and love just a little more. /German Munoz, 18, Mexico Morrison stresses the importance of forgiveness. This is very important to promoting peace within communties and in the world. /Barbara Jacobson, 64, United States

The Bluest Eye	It talks about discrimination. It discusses the problem of discrimination which needs to be addressed. I also love the wish of Pecola for her to escape from her situation. /Daryll U. Villanueva, 21, Philippines It has good and detailed characters and really is very deep. I think Morrison is an amazing author and has a voice in her writing! /Jamie, United States Rich, painful, beautiful. /Erika, United States The novel reveals very subtly the twice marginalised situations of black women with fine narrative techniques. /Jitendra Deo Dhaka, 25, India It is written in an innovative style, and the themes in it are able to evoke humane feeling in me and others. /Dulal Al Monsur, 36, Bangladesh The book strongly portrays the life of the African-American in the United States during the 1940's. Although fiction, Toni combines both elements; the fiction and lamentations to create a deep feeling in the readers' heart. A MUST READ! /Gerardo Munoz, 16, Cuba Because it taught me about whats coming up in my life. /Petre Singh, 10, Canada

Jazz	Because I think it is just such an inspirational book and it is one of my favourites. /Alison, 12, Australia

Song of Solomon	To read such eloquent, incantatory prose is a meaningful, worthwhile, and truly memorable experience. /Eric Martinez, 36, United States The characters, unbeknownst to them, are legends in their own time. The narrative is spellbinding. The language lyrical, poignant and razor sharp. The novel is unforgettable. Susan Mayers-McKie, 46, United States She not only gives the story of a boy searching for his true past, but also of an era with insight into the times of then and now. /Meltem Tugal, 17, United States

Sula Excerpts »	I recommend this book because it captures the essence of the 1930-40s of Black America through the eyes of a socially affiant female. /Reynolds, 18, United States

Paradise	My favorite Morrison text, it explores the racial problem inherent in twentieth century America without the presence of white people by looking at varying shades of black. Whilst treating this major issue Morrison also unravels the complexities of gender relationships and boundaries. Every time I read this book I discover something new, learn a little bit more and increase my love of not only this book but of literature in general. /Sarah Pinault, 23, United States

Tar Baby	This novel is the quintessential allegory that single-handedly illuminates the complexity of class, race and gender in the modern day United States. Despite the fact that the novel takes place on a remote island in the Caribbean - Isle de Chevalier - Ms. Morrison some technical things brilliantly around the trickster rabbit/tar-baby folktale. The ending is classical Morrison - unpredictable and open-ended so that the reader is able to solve or come to their own conclusion. "Tar Baby" written in 1981 is Morrison's most contemporary novel about the condition of the "tar-less" modern black female. /Carrza DuBose, 25, United States

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