Status Updates From The Bluest Eye

If she looked different, beautiful, maybe Cholly would be different, and Mrs. Breedlove too. Maybe they'd say, "Why, look at pretty-eyed Pecola. We mustn't do bad things in front of those pretty eyes."

Zendaya told me to read this, so here I am!

It’s about 1am right now and I don’t know if that is the reason why i’m teary-eyed SIX pages in or if it’s Jacqueline Woodson’s moving 2025 introduction to The Bluest Eye. I’m excited to start reading again and especially excited to start this one.