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Beloved
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781400033416
ISBN: 1400033411
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: June 08, 2004
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: June 08, 2004
Studio: Vintage
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Editorial Review:
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe’s new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Ohh, how I wanted to like this book
I'm always trying to read books that are hailed as good, hoping to enjoy them as much as everyone else does. I'm sad to say that this book didn't agree with me. This isn't to say that it isn't a good book- after all, this review is just my opinion.
Much of the book confused me because the book went back and forth in time in paragraphs. On one page, the first paragraph would be twenty years in the past, and the next paragraph would be five years in the past, and the third paragraph would be ... Read More
Rating:  - a story of guilt
I have to admit, I approached this novel with quite a bit of trepidation. It was an Oprah's book club pick, which generally means depressing, and I tend to be leery of "highly acclaimed" books. Maybe a bit of reverse snobbishness. But I've been making a point lately of ignoring my knee-jerk reactions and trying to check things out before I judge them.
If you haven't heard anything about it, Beloved is the story of Sethe and her daughter Denver, who live alone with a ghost now that her ... Read More
Rating:  - Affirmative Action Masterpiece
Here is the problem. Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou are praised to the skies no matter what they do. Their business is selling misery and they have made fortunes. They live in palaces, enjoy their wealth, and sell commentary on poverty, suffering, and injustice. All the power to them. Are they writers? Maya sells gifts cards, picture books, and recordings; hers is the real industry. Toni has got that academic cult status, buying property from Princeton to Bear Mountain, and making you believe she is ... Read More
Rating:  - What a load of hype!
Unfortunately, though I gave this book two attempts with a years interval, I still couldn't finish it! I'd heard the hype and was hoping to discover something extraordinary but was totally underwhelmed in the end.
There are definately some disturbing images and some quite beautiful prose in this book but it hardly meets the kind of praise it has received.
However, a winner of the Nobel prize for literature it is, so give it a go and see for yourself.
Rating: - An excellent read
I've read this book for two separate English classes at Williams College now, and it's been a really remarkable experience- I don't want to ruin any of the plot or the characters, but I would really recommend that anyone, particularly those with an interest in the history of slavery, pick this up sometime. It made me cry, but maybe I'm just overemotional...
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