Beloved
Toni Morrison
"I wanted to read Beloved because I like Toni Morrison. But also because this is like one of her greatest books, and also, I think the subject matter is, it's this kind of like the wounds of slavery. So as a political person I would want to read a book like that.
The book, it's hard to say what the book is about. You can say it's a ghost story, it's about the affects of slavery on generations of people, it's about haunting and not being able to let go of the past and how it affects you. It's about a lot of things. It's not the kind of book people can relate to on a personal level, but in terms of like the big, human emotions, you know, fear, and anger, and hatred. The way that Toni Morrison writes is she evokes those emotions in you.
It's funny; the kind of people who should read this book might never do it, but I think it's a great book for people who are not afraid to feel emotions. I think anyone who really wants to get a deeper understanding of American history and slavery rather than just the typical stuff that's taught to you in school, that kind of person should read it. I would give this book five stars. I mean, Toni Morrison, this is one of her best books, if not her best book. I think it is her best book."
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