If you ever want to understand how poverty can kill the spirit of people, you just need to read this book. Ms Morrison packs a lot of information into how people see themselves, see others and people who don't have that vision. How a lack of positive role models can destroy a child and a community in varying degrees. Easy for a mean spirit to rear its head and for people take comfort in forbidden or misplaced spaces. Powerful writing.

I don’t think I’ve read anything like The Bluest Eye. A book so poetic and so profoundly sorrowful at the same time. Whatever I write here will only barely scratch the surface and show how much I still have to understand about it.
The story is centered around Pecola and her seemingly impossible dream to have blue eyes. It's a story brimming with deep-rooted trauma, cruelty towards the most vulnerable, a vicious circle of violence and different forms of ugliness. It opens doors that are better left closed and shines light on the darkest corners of the human soul. It is a desperate search for beauty and love, drowned in helplessness, poverty and misery. It's a story that breaks your heart, educates and enlightens.
I feel humbled and devastated after reading it. Thank you, Toni Morrison!

205 pages

Not an easy read because of the subject matter, narrative style, time juxtapositions and complex language but a worthwhile read if you want to get a glimpse of what it was like to be a black woman in the 1960's and earlier. We rarely get such a unique perspective from the bulk of literature from that time or even today. The author's afterword at the end of this book is helpful in providing the necessary context and gives a better understanding of the nuances and purpose of her work.

Hard read, but beautiful and worth it

Toni Morrison's first novel, published in 1970.

A grand saga of Black experience in 200 pages. Also excellent portrayal of weather affected by Lake Erie (-:

This book was a bit much for me. The author did a good job in revealing other POV without showing any bias or trying to sway the reader in any way. However, I had to skip over a part of the book because I didn’t feel comfortable being in the mind of a pedofile. I took a few breaks while reading this to refocus just because there were so many different situations and serious topics being addressed. I felt sad about what happened to Pecola because I feel like she was the purest character and she was so broken at the end. All in all, Good writing style, and a very realistic depiction of several dysfunctional lifestyles.

Can we get a Play Away please 🙏🏼.

Please get more copies..e books and regular ,since so many people want to read this book.