A profound and shattering story that carries the weight of history. “There is something great in Beloved : a play of human voices, consciously exalted, perversely stressed, yet holding true. Beautifully written.” - The Washington Post “Toni Morrison is not just an important contemporary novelist but a major figure in our national literature.” - New York Review of Books Resonates from past to present.” - San Francisco Chronicle An extraordinary work.” - The New York Times sets her apart displays her prodigious talent.” - Chicago Sun-Times “A triumph.” -Margaret Atwood, The New York Times Book Review I can’t imagine American literature without it.” -John Leonard, Los Angeles Times It is Morrison writing at the height of her considerable powers, and it should not be missed. As a record of white brutality mitigated by rare acts of decency and compassion, and as a testament to the courageous lives of a tormented people, this novel is a milestone in the chronicling of the black experience in America.
But this is a small flaw in a novel full of insights, both piercing and tender, with distinctive, memorable characters, flowing prose that conveys speech patterns with musical intensity and a brilliantly conceived story.
Sethe's surviving daughter, Denver, immediately grasps the significance of Beloved's return and so does Paul Dno period after D, another escapee from Sweet Home but Sethe herself resists comprehension, and, as a result, a certain loss of tension affects the latter part of the narrative. The death of Sethe's infant daughter Beloved is the incident on which the plot hinges, and it is obvious to the reader that the sensuous young woman who mysteriously appears one day is Beloved's spirit, come back to claim Sethe's love. The narrative concerns Sethe's former life as a slave on Sweet Home Farm, her escape with her children to what seems a safe haven and the tragic events that ensue. Juxtaposed with searing descriptions of brutality, gradually revealed in flashbacks, are equally harrowing scenes in which fantasy takes flesh, a device Morrison handles with consummate skill. Set in rural Ohio several years after the Civil War, this haunting chronicle of slavery and its aftermath traces the life of a young woman, Sethe, who has kept a terrible memory at bay only by shutting down part of her mind. Mixed with the lyric beauty of the writing, the fury in Morrison's (Song of Solomon) latest book is almost palpable.
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