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Emilia
is on page 223 of 448
theres so much happening wow! i liked hagar but maybe because she reminds me of violet; the gold idk about yet; the "race war" years is an interesting place for a morrison novel to go and i havent read anything on it yet xcept for that great bbaldwin essay a while back
— Jan 05, 2026 12:07PM
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Emilia
is on page 410 of 448
i thought the song was a misplaced folkloric nod but she might have meant it more in a mythologizing way. who knows
— 3 hours, 28 min ago
Emilia
is on page 398 of 448
still really good, fun putting the puzzle pieces together
— 4 hours, 44 min ago
Emilia
is on page 312 of 448
this is really picking up especially after milkman arrived in the small town ! the writing and connecting of characters and themed was so good i couldnt put the book down for half an hour
— Jan 08, 2026 05:27AM
Emilia
is on page 270 of 448
go off Lena !!! loved that soeech and that side of the narrative, milkman is a spoiled brat which is made 10x worse by him being a man. the stealing / gold plot line will probably be his road to redemption where he gets rid of his hatred of his family and develops morals of his own (hopefully)
— Jan 08, 2026 02:22AM
Emilia
is on page 188 of 448
the structure feels strange, like a „corrected“ timeline kind of
— Jan 05, 2026 06:44AM
Emilia
is on page 167 of 448
love how morrison can make me empathetic even for ruth here; also i see the common thread of the violent and deranged sides of love between this and jazz
— Jan 04, 2026 05:52PM
Emilia
is on page 142 of 448
vonnegut said something about violence that reminds me of morrison. her characters and her world exude it
— Jan 04, 2026 09:33AM
Emilia
is on page 110 of 448
the incest was surprising and shocking and shouldnt have surprised me i guess. (p.110) „he was already Dead“ … okay
— Jan 02, 2026 05:10PM
