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Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (2007, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100307278441
ISBN-139780307278449
eBay Product ID (ePID)127420022
Product Key Features
Book TitleBluest Eye
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAfrican American / General, Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year2007
GenreFiction
AuthorToni Morrison
Book SeriesVintage International Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-276261
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"So precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry." The New York Times "A profoundly successful work of fiction. . . . Taut and understated, harsh in its detachment, sympathetic in its truth...it is an experience." The Detroit Free Press "This story commands attention, for it contains one black girl's universe." Newsweek, A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK! "So precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry." -- The New York Times "A profoundly successful work of fiction. . . . Taut and understated, harsh in its detachment, sympathetic in its truth . . . it is an experience." -- The Detroit Free Press "This story commands attention, for it contains one black girl's universe." -- Newsweek, " So precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry." -- "The New York Times" " A profoundly successful work of fiction. . . . Taut and understated, harsh in its detachment, sympathetic in its truth...it is an experience." -- "The Detroit Free Press" " This story commands attention, for it contains one black girl' s universe." -- "Newsweek", "So precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry." -The New York Times "A profoundly successful work of fiction. . . . Taut and understated, harsh in its detachment, sympathetic in its truth...it is an experience." -The Detroit Free Press "This story commands attention, for it contains one black girl's universe." -Newsweek
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisPecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in.Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, Toni Morrison's virtuosic first novel asks powerful questions about race, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that have always characterized her writing., New York Times Bestseller Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in.Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, Toni Morrison's virtuosic first novel asks powerful questions about race, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that have always characterized her writing. "You can't go wrong by reading or re-reading the collected works of Toni Morrison. Beloved , Song of Solomo n, The Bluest Eye , Sula , everything else -- they're transcendent, all of them. You'll be glad you read them."--Barack Obama, First published in 1970, this is the first novel by Morrison, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature. It is the story of 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove, the nightmare at the heart of her yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment., NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A PARADE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME * From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner--a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtlety and grace. "So precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry"-- The New York Times In Morrison's acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove--an 11-year-old Black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others--prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment., NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A PARADE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME - From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner--a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtlety and grace. In Morrison's acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove--an 11-year-old Black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others--prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment. Here, Morrison's writing is "so precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry" ( The New York Times ).
LC Classification NumberPS3563.O8749B55 2007
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- Nov 07, 2018
Excellent condition
Item was as described and arrived on time. This book is an amazing read and one of my favorites by Toni Morrison. I first read it in my junior year in highschool as part of our advance English course and remember how powerful the story was. I highly recommend this book to everyone.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 18, 2021
Written and annotated used book is not acceptable
This book was very marked-up and notated by its previous owner. It is unreadable. Acceptable is not a good descriptor for a book that was used like this.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 23, 2021
Yet another great book by Toni Morrison. Nice copy in perfect shape.
This is a well known book - Books are near impossible to review as I cannot read them as fast as I buy them. This was written by the late Toni Morrison so of course it is going to be great. I have listened to the audio-book but wanted to read it for myself. No doubt it will be fantastic. Morrison (imho) only wrote great books.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 09, 2024
I will enjoy reading this book. I would ...
I will enjoy reading this book. I would have rated it ACCEPTABLE & not GOOD condition.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 02, 2022
Great author
It must be good because some people want to ban it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 07, 2024
Lots of annotations throughout the book which makes it more difficult to read but other than that it is in good condition.
Lots of annotations throughout the book which makes it more difficult to read but other than that it is in good condition.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 10, 2020
Black Life in Early 20th Century of US.
Good quick read about black life in US in the 1930-1950. Most of Morrison's other works dealt with post slavery life. As with 'Beloved' Morrison throws in some, to me, fantasy elements, that may only be in some of the character minds.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 31, 2018
Book review
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 08, 2024
Worn but still fine for enjoying this children’s story.
Worn but still fine for enjoying this children’s story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 15, 2022
Very imaginative
good quality bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
