God Help the Child
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God Help the Child

by Toni Morrison

2015•Drama•192 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leadsempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeAn emotional, grounded novel: heavy and morally murky. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Spare and unsparing, God Help the Child--the first novel by Toni Morrison to be set in our current moment--weaves a tale about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, and misshape, the life of the adult.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPsychologicalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leadsEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Mothers and daughtersAfrican americansFamily lifeSelf-confidenceMother and childComing of ageSuccessColorism

Details

Author
Toni Morrison
Published
2015
Pages
192
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