Book · 1970 · foster care
The Bluest Eye
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- people
- 8
- podcasts
- 2
- episodes
- 7
- recommendations
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It's true that they don't have the sort of Titanic galvanic force of something like Song of Solomon or or beloved or even The Bluest Eye.
What they say about it
- Mentioned by speakers“The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison”3
The best things said about it
Your favorite novel to teach was The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
The Bluest Eye.
Um Bluest Eye and Austerlitz. Aus- I listened I I get back to Austerlitz all the time.
Acclaimed books like The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
Reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
Pushed across The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is a powerful and critically acclaimed novel that examines identity, beauty standards, and trauma through the experiences of a young Black girl growing up in mid-century America. John Green and Louise Erdrich both recommended the novel on The Book Review, with Erdrich naming it among the vital works she frequently revisits. The book has also served as a central point of discussion across literary circles and podcast episodes. Michael Phillips referenced the novel on Behind the Bastards while addressing the censorship and restriction of acclaimed literature in public libraries. Guests on The Book Review, including Andrew Lavallée, Wesley Morris, Dwight Garner, Lauren Christensen, and Sarah Lyall, explored the profound cultural impact of Morrison's writing. Morris and Lyall reflected on discovering the novel in their youth and teaching it in academic settings, respectively, while Garner emphasized its lasting titanic force alongside works like Song of Solomon and Beloved, underscoring its enduring legacy in American literature.
Every mention
John Green Sula by Tony Morrison or I could say The Bluest Eye. 1
“Sula by Tony Morrison or I could say The Bluest Eye.”
Louise Erdrich Um Bluest Eye and Austerlitz. Aus- I listened I I get back to Austerlitz all the time. 1
“Um Bluest Eye and Austerlitz. Aus- I listened I I get back to Austerlitz all the time.”
Andrew Lavallée I am also reading a classic um reading The Bluest Eye by Tony Morrison 1
“I am also reading a classic um reading The Bluest Eye by Tony Morrison”
Dwight Garner I mean but five years after so but it's true that they don't have the sort of Titanic galvanic force of som… 1
“I mean but five years after so but it's true that they don't have the sort of Titanic galvanic force of something like Song of Solomon or or beloved or even The Bluest Eye”
Lauren Christensen as well as you know Echoes of Tony Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Tar baby and Sula 1
“as well as you know Echoes of Tony Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Tar baby and Sula”
Michael Phillips simply because they allowed minors to access acclaimed books like The Blest Eye by Tony Morrison. 1
“simply because they allowed minors to access acclaimed books like The Blest Eye by Tony Morrison.”
Sarah Lyall you said recently that your favorite novel to teach was The Bluest Eyes by Tony Morrison which weirdly I ju… 1
“you said recently that your favorite novel to teach was The Bluest Eyes by Tony Morrison which weirdly I just read last week”
Wesley Morris and and one day one of them pushed Across The Bluest Eye by Tony Morrison 1
“and and one day one of them pushed Across The Bluest Eye by Tony Morrison”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Tony Morrison wrote The Bluest ey in her late 40s”
“and describe the cover cuz I think if if somewhere to buy belov it now there's I think vintage re-released uh paperback copies of of The Bluest Eye and all her books”
“The Bluest Eye comes up a lot all right”