Rory’s Book Club Review: Beloved
In Junior High I never sat at the cool table, and with this review I won’t be sitting at the the literary cool table. Oprah hearted this book enough to make a movie out of it. She described it as giving birth, and then everyone says “Your baby is ugly”. Well Oprah, hate to break it to you, but it is true. I really didn’t like “Beloved” by Toni Morrison. You know when you don’ t like something and you can’t really explain why? That’s how I feel about this book, so obviously the natural thing is for me to write a review about it :p I understand that books need to delve into darker issues, I appreciate this. It wasn’t the subject matter that I didn’t like, it was the portrayal of a dead child as a bitter selfish being that I felt was unrealistic, cruel, and just hard to get behind. In all fairness, I will try reading Toni Morrison again. To join Rory’s Book Club just click the link in the sidebar, find a book you like and get to reading. How did you feel about “Beloved”? Share your thoughts here. Feel free to share your comments with us, as I further my unofficial quest to become a Gilmore Girl. Read like a Gilmore, Become a Gilmore, pass it on.
