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Song of Solomon
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I may come back to this someday but I am very much not in the mood right now for a book this dense, odd and meandering, where all the characters have strange names like Milkman, Guitar and Pilate, and the book seems to be reaching for "clever" as opposed to engaging or interesting.
I loved Sula and The Bluest Eye. It's been too long for me to recall Beloved, but I do remember liking it. This one had my eyes glazing over.
I loved Sula and The Bluest Eye. It's been too long for me to recall Beloved, but I do remember liking it. This one had my eyes glazing over.
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Jun 07, 2022 03:11AM
yeah sometimes you kinda force urself to want to read and I totally do that, sounds like a plesamt book, btw Emily May I sent you a friend request accept if you want to :) I would appreciate it :)
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I understand! I started to read it during the first lockdown and it was too much for me. I picked it up 1 year later, and I loved it!
So, I read this in AP Literature, and it took a long time for me to really engage with it in class. Pilate is an intentionally biblical name, and I think that's the thing - this novel has a LOT of layers. I don't think I could have read it outside of class, but I think if you ever finish it you will appreciate it.
Arizona wrote: "So, I read this in AP Literature, and it took a long time for me to really engage with it in class. Pilate is an intentionally biblical name, and I think that's the thing - this novel has a LOT of ..."Yeah, that was said in the book-- about how her father named her after Pontius Pilate. I think an odd name in isolation is fine, but all of them? Just read a bit gimmicky to me. But I agree that sometimes studying a book helps a lot with appreciating it.
