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Gott, hilf dem Kind by Toni Morrison

34 reviews

eve81's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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jenvickerman's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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sweetslowreadin's review against another edition

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dark hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I honestly really enjoyed this book, I liked the way it had different character perspectives as "chapters"
Adams death situation really got me though I was like damn Toni hold up stop trying to choke me
I also really liked Booker and Adams "relationship" when Queen was telling him how he tortured himself over Adams death


Lots of lines I had to write down that I really loved too

Surprisingly? I feel bad for Sweetness like usually people make a character like that you absolutely hate because of course you do but Morrison did it in a way that had me feeling bad like she wasnt a good mother in the slightest and she "deserves" her situation but personally you kinda wish her and Bride couldve had a decent relationship


Lastly
I kinda thought that woman might've been innocent but I still wasn't expecting it? Like I thought maybe she didn't really see anything but then she was like I wanted my mother to hold my hand and I was like dang an even better reasoning and outcome than I thought
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persian_green's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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darlingkelly's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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twtoppings's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is my first Toni Morrison book, a great introduction to the mastery of her storytelling. The story is told through multiple perspectives, spaced out unevenly and perfectly. 
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coolfoolmoon's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

So it's come down to this huh. My last Toni Morrison fiction. This is heartbreaking. I liked the book; it's heartbreaking I have no more novels! But it does mean I can reread them for the first time now!

It's not her best work, but it's not her worst either. A breeze to read as usual. It hooked me more towards the end, or more than halfway through the book, which isn't good while reading but the parts before that were pleasant enough I didn't look at the book negatively. I'm sure it wasn't her intention but it is a little sad she didn't go out with a bang. This book is fine. I love Black love, and that was her primary love through all her books in all its different forms. All her books are about love! 🫶🏾
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readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

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challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Please take the trigger warnings seriously 

I agree with others that it’s not on par with her best work even if the prose is still there. But also the book reminded how I really think Morrison’s work should be considered magical realism. 
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orizenda's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Definitely not an easy read, but so full for such a short book. I didn’t know if I liked it at first, but I think the themes and surrealism that Morrison weaves in bring it to that next level. Not that I can say much as a white person, but I think this is an important story about colorism.
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tayyy_mayyy's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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