As Toni lays out, "I focused, therefore, on how something as grotesque as the demonization of an entire race could take root inside the most delicate member of society: a child; the most vulnerable member: a female."
A truly devastating book in almost every regard.
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PanaX@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Review of 'The Bluest Eye' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
PanaX@bookwyrm.social reviewed Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy
Review of 'Stella Maris' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Certainly not as riveting as The Passenger. It's simply a dialectic journey between a traumatized woman and her psychologist in the mental ward. There is lots of interesting scientific philosophy; specifically regarding mathematics and mathematians.
PanaX@bookwyrm.social reviewed Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse
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4 stars
Disclaimer: If you are struggling with depression, I would skip this one.
That being said, as a long time Hesse adorer, I found this particular book difficult to get into. I found myself, many times, wanting to put it down in favor of something else. But I continued by sheer will alone and found the ending to be among the best I have ever read. From the masked ball to the magic theater, what a fevered dream of imposing dialogue and candid internal dialogue.