both by Toni Morrison. More heavy, intense, uncompromising than the descriptors in the ask but close enough – any opportunity to rec Toni Morrison simply must be taken. She writes characters like no one else – incredibly full of life. She writes about the complex experience of blackness and of girlhood/womanhood with incredible candor and care. It’s both extremely personal and always political. TW: probably everything, so please be wary if you have sensitivities to traumatic shit.
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May 13, 2024

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first toni morrison and loving it so far but so busy atm that it’s taking forever to read
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Recommending someone read Toni Morrison is like recommending you also breath air or drink water. I can't call on an especially extensive list to compare it to, but this might be the best book I've ever read. It also might be one of the saddest.
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by Toni Morrison Her treatment of time is so beautiful and lyrical. She pulls U into the past and it’s like being swept away by a current or a riptide + I often didn’t notice it happening until I was well in it. It’s a beautiful + harrowing read. I genuinely could not put it down (ended up finishing it in a day). Cried many times. Best thing I’ve read so far this year.
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