Song of Solomon (Hardcover)

from whitewavedarling

This isn't a quick read, and the characters aren't particularly believable at many points, but they will at times break your heart. The story is so beautiful, though, and the themes so carefully interwoven, that you'll find yourself being seduced by this novel despite yourself, and despite the fa...

from dchaikin

16. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison (1977, 341 pages, read Mar 30 - Apr 13) There is something fun in the curious way Morrison presents this. Things happen that make us wonder. Every character seems to have a name that is clearly meaningful, and yet it's never clear what they mean. And, actually...

from rosalux

This is my favorite of Toni Morrison's books. It's tragic and beautiful and gives a living breathing feel to the real past and the mythic past without being as overwhelmingly heartbreaking as some of her other novels.

from thisisstephenbetts

Sublime. Took me a chapter to get into it, but after that it was really compelling. The life of a boy that grows to be a feckless man, discovering his roots, and maybe some introspection. But that doesn't do the depth, the clever (but not too clever) plotting, the beautiful depictions of characte...

from greeniezona

I don't even know how long it would have taken me to finally read this book had not my resolution to read more of the Bookslut 100 converged with book bingo: A book from the bottom of your to-read pile. Not that I have a pile,but if my list were prioritized, it would be near the bottom. I've owne...