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“A brutally powerful, mesmerizing story.”
— People
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“There is something great in Beloved: a play of human voices, consciously exalted, perversely stressed, yet holding true."
— New Yorker
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“A masterpiece. . . . Magnificent. . . . Astounding. . . . Overpowering.”
— Newsweek
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“Written with a force rarely seen in contemporary fiction. . . . One feels deep admiration.”
— USA Today
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“Dazzling. . . . Magical. . . . An extraordinary work.
— New York Times
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“A masterwork…Wonderful…I
can’t imagine American literature without it.”
— Los Angeles Times
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“A triumph.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“A work of genuine force. . . . Beautifully written.”
— Washington Post
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“Toni Morrison’s finest work. . . . [It] sets her apart [and] displays her prodigious talent.”
— Chicago Sun-Times
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“Brilliant. . . . Resonates from past to present.
— San Francisco Chronicle
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“Toni Morrison is not just an important contemporary novelist but a major figure in our national literature.
— New York Review of Books
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“A magnificent heroine . . . a glorious book.
— Baltimore Sun
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“Superb. . . . A profound and shattering story that carries the weight of history. . . . Exquisitely told.
— Cosmopolitan
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“Magical . . . rich, provocative, extremely satisfying.
— Milwaukee Journal
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“Beautifully written. . . . Powerful. . . . Toni Morrison has become one of America’s finest novelists.
— Cleveland Plain Dealer
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“Stunning. . . A lasting achievement.
— Christian Science Monitor
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“Compelling . . . . Morrison shakes that brilliant kaleidoscope of hers again, and the story of pain, endurance, poetry and power she is born to tell comes right out.
— Village Voice
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“A book worth many rereadings.
— Glamour
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“In her most probing novel, Toni Morrison has demonstrated once again the stunning powers that place her in the first ranks of our living novelists.
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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“Heart-wrenching . . . mesmerizing.
— The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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“Shattering emotional power and impact.
— New York Daily News
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“A rich, mythical novel . . . a triumph.
— St. Petersburg Times
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“Powerful . . . voluptuous.
— New York
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“Written with a force
rarely seen in contemporary fiction…One feels deep admiration.”
— USA Today
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“A work of genuine
force…Beautifully written.”
— Washington Post
-
“A brutally powerful,
mesmerizing story.”
— People
-
“Toni Morrison’s
finest work…[It] sets her apart [and] displays her prodigious talent.”
— Chicago Sun-Times
-
“A masterpiece…Magnificent…Astounding…Overpowering.”
— Newsweek
-
“There is something
great in Beloved: a play
of human voices, consciously exalted, perversely stressed, yet holding true. It
gets you.”
— New Yorker
-
“Superb…A profound
and shattering story that carries the weight of history…Exquisitely told.”
— Cosmopolitan
-
“Toni Morrison is not
just an important contemporary novelist but a major figure in our national
literature.”
— New York Review of Books
-
“Compelling…Morrison
shakes that brilliant kaleidoscope of hers again, and the story of pain,
endurance, poetry, and power she is born to tell comes right out.”
— Village Voice
-
“In her most probing
novel, Toni Morrison has demonstrated once again the stunning powers that place
her in the first ranks of our living novelists.”
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch
-
“Beautifully written…Powerful…Toni
Morrison has become one of America’s finest novelists.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer
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“Magical…Rich,
provocative, extremely satisfying.”
— Milwaukee Journal