The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

164 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Read the searing first novel from the celebrated author of Beloved, which immerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Unlovely and unloved, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes like those of her ...

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Community Reviews

4.18
based on 42,123 reviews

Moods

sad: 79%

dark: 75%

emotional: 74%

reflective: 55%

challenging: 53%

tense: 26%

informative: 6%

inspiring: 2%

mysterious: 2%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

14% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
24% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
64% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

81% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

67% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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