Thursday, June 11, 2015

God Help The Child

God Help The Child by Toni Morrison, 178 pages

This is a story told from multiple perspectives, but the main character is Bride, told from her perspective as a young woman.  She grew up hating who she was because of the color of her skin, which was so dark it was almost blue-black.  Her mother, who was much lighter always treated her harshly because of it.  This story is about the different people that Bride encounters as she is making a journey into self-discovery and hopefully, acceptance of herself, and perhaps, even love.  This was a pretty short, pretty quick read.  It was also a little odd, but I liked it.

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