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Title: Spark Notes The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Tony Morrison ISBN: 1-58663-501-8 Publisher: Sterling Pub. Date: 31 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.87 (399 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Touching Tragedy
Comment: Brought to life by Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye is an extremely powerful story that tackles some of the difficult challenges people face to this day. I thought the tale was an unforgettable one. Toni Morrison uses just enough detail to let The Bluest Eye stick out in a person's mind for a lifetime. The way the author writes allows a person to understand things very clearly.
The Bluest Eye is the story of Pecola Breedlove, a very unfortunate looking, young black girl living in Ohio in the early 1900's. Pecola's one main wish in life is to have blue eyes, hence the title of the book. She spends her entire childhood praying for these blue eyes so she may look like Shirley Temple and the other blonde haired, blue eyed, white girls in school. Throughout the story, are small tales of Pecola's family past, and explanations of why her life is so horrible. The various tales are written in block form, though, and therefore are very easily distinguishable from one another. As I read this book, I was saddened by the horrific events that this poor girl has to encounter, and shocked by the way people treated African American girls in the past. This story relates to many problems teenagers, adults and children still have now days in our society. Racism, family problems and loving your heritage are highly discussed issues in this book.
I would recommend The Bluest Eye to anyone interested in reading books that tell true life stories. Though I thoroughly enjoyed this book, not everyone will. If you are not the type of person drawn into stories that may make you feel depressed or upset at the way things used to be, then I would not tell you to read this book. To like this book, you have to enjoy reading back to what things were like a couple decades ago, and the hardships people went through in public situations and at home.
Rating: 4
Summary: A powerful novel
Comment: 'The bluest eye' was Toni Morrison's debut novel, and it was first published in 1970.
'The bluest eye' is a tragic, heartbreaking story. We meet the 11-year-old black girl Pecola Breedlove, and her world - filled with hatred and racism. Her story is not a happy one - her brothers have run away from home, and her drunkard father has sexually abused her. Pecola believes that if she only had blonde hair and blue eyes, all her other problems will go away'
The characters are all very well developed, and one has to care deeply for them. The symbolism is easy to understand, and Morrison's prose is beautiful, subtle, and unique.
This is a novel that leaves you thinking, wondering about the world we live in.
Toni Morrison has quite rightfully won both the Pulitzer and the Nobel Prize. 'The bluest eye', was the third novel I read by Toni Morrison. Honestly, 'The bluest eye' is not her masterpiece (I think that the book 'Song of Solomon' is her best novel) but it is certainly worth reading!
An enjoyable read!
Rating: 4
Summary: Everything I hoped for...
Comment: This book is an excellent read. Morrison captures the life of young Pecola Breedlove as if it were her own. The descriptions are vivid and one could imagine oneselves in Pecola's place, dreaming for blue eyes. Morrison is an excellent author and one couldn't tell this is her first book. The lives of the characters appear to jump out at you and you find yourslf engulfed inside the story.
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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: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0452260116 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 1987 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Beloved by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0452280621 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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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: The Bluest Eye and Sula (Cliffs Notes) by Rosetta James, Louisa S. Nye ISBN: 0822002515 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 04 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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