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If you are emotionally sensitive to child abuse or animal cruelty, do not read on.
I'm sure The Bluest Eye is wonderful. But some stories, no matter who suggests them as "do not pass up this book," do not need to be read.
Toni Morrison is a Pulitzer and Nobel winner. As far as I got into The Bluest Eye, I enjoyed it. It was breathtaking. I enjoyed her vocabulary, her imagery, and the way she conveyed reality.
I read through the instances of incest and child abuse without pain or reaction, even though I am a survivor. Some parts of me are healed.
I even got through the part about the cat being spun around by the boy and flung into the wall.
But when I got to the poisoning of the dog, I read no more and will not finish the book. I don't need it. And I will not read any more of it.
I was going to say, some stories don't need to be written. But that's not for me to decide.
Did you read The Bluest Eye? What did you think?
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