The Bluest Eye (Abridged)

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Toni Morrison: The Bluest Eye (Abridged) (2000, Random House Audio)

English language

Published April 13, 2000 by Random House Audio.

ISBN:
978-0-375-41652-1
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OCLC Number:
44863697

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3 stars (2 reviews)

Each night Pecola prayed for blue eyes.

In her eleven years, no one had ever noticed Pecola. But with blue eyes, she thought, everything would be different. She would be so pretty that her parents would stop fighting. Her father would stop drinking. Her brother would stop running away. If only she could be beautiful. If only people would look at her.

When someone finally did, it was her father, drunk. He raped her. Soon she would bear his child...

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Not a pleasant book, but very well written

4 stars

Toni Morrison weaves a story that deals heavily with the topic of beauty. There were some scenes in this book that were incredibly difficult to read, including scenes of the sexual assault of children. Toni Morrison is a really talented writer, and this book packs a serious punch.

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