I cannot overstate how surprised I was by this book. I was expecting historical fiction. What I got was horror. Historical horror… Whatever the genre, Toni Morrison is true to form here and pulls no punches.
This is a book that I picked for Black History Month 2024 by looking at what books other black authors thought were powerful. This one stuck out to me when I saw it. And I’m so glad I picked it up! As far as non-fiction books go, it’s always nice to have one that’s got a through-story weaving it all together. What makes this book so good is that it has three through-stories of people that, while they never meet, the themes and overall story connects them in ways that the individuals in question never could have anticipated. If you want a great historical read, this is fantastic!
This was another one of my reads for Black History Month 2024. I found somewhere, probably on Goodreads, a list of books by black authors that were meaningful to other black authors. When I came across this pick, the 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner, I read the description and something just stuck out to me. Probably the injustice, which arguably is something of a theme in black literature, what with the gross injustices imparted upon many black citizens, especially in the 1960s. Let’s just say that this book was well worth the read.
For my second Black History Month 2024 pick, I chose an audiobook by a black author, read by that same author. I tend to try to go about life without getting too political, but I’m also fascinated by people who come to fame through politics. I’ve always been interested in reading this particular book, and I’m so glad I did!
In an effort to expand my reading to incorporate black voices, I decided I’d start off Black History Month 2024 with Toni Morrison’s first novel. I knew almost nothing about it going into it. But I did know that Toni Morrison is prolific author. I wonder how this book will stack up for me…
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