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Title: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0-452-26011-6 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (185 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Morrison's (& America's) Best
Comment: I recently re-read "Song of Solomon" (for the sixth time) as part of a book club discussion and was once again taken aback by the book's power. It is a novel about coming-of-age and of self-discovery. But it is that and much, much more: In telling the tale of Milkman Dead and all of those that he comes in contact with, Morrison relates the story of not only Black America, but also the human spirit.
"Song of Solomon" is a complex story that borrows from history, African mythology (The Mwindo Epic of the Congo) and the rich tradition of American Literature. No other contemporary American novelist can compete on the same level as Morrison. Her writing is believeable, inciteful and always lyrical. "Song of Solomon" is clearly a must for any english professor's list of great reads.
[This is my review from four years ago, but it still applies.]
Rating: 4
Summary: Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover
Comment: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison started off as an assigned English project, but has become one of the most meaningful books I've read. After reading the romantic and poetic novel Beloved, I became a Toni Morrison fan. Song of Solomon seemed quite different when it began, and after the first couple of chapters I found myself a little lost. Yet once I was able to start putting the pieces together, I could barely put the book down. Milkman grew up without having ever truly lived, and on a quest for independence and wealth, he is able to find himself through his family heritage. Unknowingly, he traces his roots back to his great-grandfather who could "fly", and once Milkman realizes his discovery, he is able to free himself from what everyone else wants and expects of him, and able to make his own choice of how he wants to live (or end) his life. The characters were well developed, and although I couldn't personally relate to many of them, I was still able to picture them as real people with real impacts on each other.
Rating: 5
Summary: History Is Identity?
Comment: In Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison takes the view - a common one - that we have to know our history to know ourselves. I don't really agree but in this case it makes a great story. The characters in her novel don't make calculations or follow strategies: they do what they have to do. The history that motivates their actions is an emotional, personal one. Morrison's preoccupation with this personal history is reflected in her use of unusual names: names that are given "from yearnings, gestures, flaws, events, mistakes, weaknesses . . . Macon Dead, Sing Byrd, Crowell Byrd, Pilate, Reba, Hagar, Magdalene, First Corinthians, Milkman, Guitar . . . ." Her characters are powerful, larger-than-life people, and clashes between them quickly escalate to life-and-death struggles. At the same time, they have a great capacity for empathy and self-sacrifice. Highly recommended.
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Title: Sula by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0452283868 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 05 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Paradise by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0452280397 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Beloved by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0452280621 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Tar Baby by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0452264790 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: September, 1987 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Jazz (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0452269652 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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