Beloved

By Toni Morrison

Published in 1987, I had not read this before. Ms. Morrison writes in a style that is hard to follow sometimes. The story of Sethe and her daughter, Denver, is a heart-breaking, convoluted tale of slavery, "freed" slaves and their misery. I found this very disturbing, but intriguing. I hate to think that there is truth to Sethe's life, but cannot say there isn't. Again, another story of man's inhumanity to man. I liked The Bluest Eye better, probably because it didn't make me as uncomfortable.

Ms. Morrison is a gifted writer.