Tar Baby
by Toni Morrison
Taste attributes: dramaromancegay/lesbianfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsocial commentarytroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, polished novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like polish over grit.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Ravishingly beautiful and emotionally incendiary, Tar Baby is Toni Morrison's reinvention of the love story. Jadine Childs is a black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a black fugitive who embodies everything she loathes and desires.
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- Author
- Toni Morrison
- Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 305
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- Open Library
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