Sophia C. reviewed on 3/9/2013 + 289 more book reviews

Like a good curry, Beloved is a taste of powerful storytelling. Toni Morrisons poetic language immerses the reader in the story of Sethe, a slave who escaped to Cincinnati, Ohio but not free from slaverys haunting effects. The house she shares with her sole remaining child Denver born during the escape is haunted by the ghost of her baby. Things come to a boil when Paul D, a fellow slave and escapee from Sweet Home, and a mysterious young lady named Beloved arrive. Rather than chronological exposition, the characters experiences in slavery are related through twists and turns of flashbacks, amplified by the prism of what we would now call post-traumatic stress disorder. Based on the true story of Margaret Garner, Toni Morrisons fifth novel was a great choice for Black and Womens History Months from the list of 1001 books you must read before you die.

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