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by Toni Morrison

2012•Drama•157 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA weighty, stirring novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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Open Library rating

4.0 / 5

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About This Book

America’s most celebrated novelist, Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison extends her profound take on our history with this twentieth-century tale of redemption: a taut and tortured story about one man’s desperate search for himself in a world disfigured by war.

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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

DramaHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

African American veteransAfrican AmericansBrothers and sistersVeteransRacismKorean War, 1950-1953GeorgiaAfrican American troops

Details

Author
Toni Morrison
Published
2012
Pages
157
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