UIU Library discussion

This month we will also be discussing "The Bluest Eye".

Has anyone finished The Bluest Eye or read it in the past? If so, what are your feelings? I know some people find it disturbing because of the sexual content and racial attitudes, but for me the writing style was what bothered me the most. I guess I just prefer straight story-telling and dialogue to the "flowy, poetic" style Morrison uses here.

I read the book years ago and remember not liking it because the main characters seemed to have no hope for their children or their selves. I was young when I read it and felt empathy towards their poverty but could not empathize with the adults attitudes towards their children.