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The #SpoutibleBannedBookClub discussion of #TheBluestEye by Toni Morrison starts now. See the pinned spout on @BannedBookClub for guidelines.

First #TheBluestEyeTalkingPoint

Would you recommend The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison? Why or why not?

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12:01 AM - Sep 23, 2023
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Angelique Yaich
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The Bluest Eye is a hard book to read...not just for subject matter, but for emotional upheaval...it's a slow read/it's a reread.
It's also available as an audio with Toni Morrison reading it herself. It adds a layer of understanding to the characters and the humanity of the novel.
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09:34 AM - Sep 23, 2023
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Janet aka April
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In response to Angelique Yaich.
Well said. I just finished listening to Viola Davis' memoir "Finding Me." There is a parallel to Percola in the way her early experiences of being harassed and called ugly and worse by the children at school impacted her perception of herself. Viola's story is one of triumph. Percola's is tragic.
09:54 AM - Sep 23, 2023
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Angelique Yaich
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In response to Janet aka April.
Thanks, i saw that in my audio library, and thought maybe...now i'll have to give Finding Me a try.
09:56 AM - Sep 23, 2023
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Elle Cohen
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In response to Angelique Yaich.
Probably one of the hardest books I have ever read, perhaps bc it rang so true, capturing an experience I haven’t experienced but making it very real and human with all it’s terrible complexity.
09:47 AM - Sep 23, 2023
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Carolyn Rodea
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In response to Elle Cohen.
Same. It took me back to my reading Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” but the “uncomfortable” factor was higher, I think, because of the main characters’ ages.
10:24 PM - Sep 24, 2023
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