Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon" is a masterpiece. It is beautifully written and composed.

Each and every character is credible. Their motivations are complete and understandable. The story moves quickly even though new situations and characters are frequently introduced.

The crux of the story is that a young man from a US city in the north is trying to find out who he is. No one around him seems to know who they are either. The mystery, something that I think is common in many families, especially Black families, leads him to different philosophies and geographies.

This is the first of Morrison's books that I have read. I have been saving them "for a rainy day" for far too long. I am looking forward to jumping into her work. ( )

my favorite book ever written. like what the fuck. ( )

Well, there's reason why it's considered a classic. ( )

This is not the edition I read. This is the last I will read of Toni Morrison for a while. I still am not in to magic realism and surrealism. It is important for me to read that many people of color are always aware that they are not respected in this society. They know their history and that they were not considered whole members of society. This can lead to great self-hate, hatred of other people of color, and hatred of whites, especially the elites. This is still a relevant book, unfortunately. ( )

Sublime. Took me a chapter to get into it, but after that it was really compelling. The life of a boy that grows to be a feckless man, discovering his roots, and maybe some introspection. But that doesn't do the depth, the clever (but not too clever) plotting, the beautiful depictions of characters, the political heft... Left me in awe of Toni Morrison's craft. ( )