What audience would you recommend The Bluest Eye to? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?

Book Clubs The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Discussion
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What audience would you recommend The Bluest Eye to? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?

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I would heartily recommend this book to readers who don’t fear reading about difficult and cruel realities and who are deep thinkers, seeking insight and illumination through reading. I would also recommend it to budding writers for a magnificent experience with style and substance.

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I have a hard time recommending this book to anyone. However, I do feel it would be a good book to discuss in a college classroom looking to understand more about Black historical culture.

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I am probably in the minority, but I’m sorry I would not recommend this to my friends or book club. It addresses tough topics, but the tragedies and depravity were overdone, for my taste. It lacks even a thread of hope. This book may be best read and discussed in a college literature class. I will gve Morrison another try and read “Beloved”.

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I would recommend The Bluest Eye to everyone. It explores difficult subjects such as domestic violence, self-hatred, racism, and incest, but Toni Morrison offers much more to her readers than just a tragic tale. It is not an easy read and these topics are uncomfortable to think about, let alone discuss with others. However, Morrison is a gifted writer and is able to weave hope, compassion, humanity and beautiful language into the lives of her characters in this stunning novel.

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I agree with Donna completely. Books such as The Bluest Eye open realities that exist but are seldom examined. I would recommend this to people who want to understand others, especially white people who have little or no idea of the black experience. It isn’t an easy read and I need to read it again before I can honestly comment.

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Definitely agree with Donna C. A beautiful, insurer novel that transcends any time period. Knowledgeable is powerful.

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Insightful novel not insurer. So sorry!

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I would recommend this book to anyone who is open-minded and insightful enough to attempt to learn what brings people to the situations they are in. Sadly, there is not one person in my 14 member book club that I would recommend this book to. They are simply too set in their ways to see any viewpoint, but their own. I would recommend to a reader’s group of older ladies that I go to at a nearby library. We are all in our 60s, 70s, 80s and are so open and curious and willing to learn and see things from another perspective.