Episode · The Book Review · 2023-06-02
Books mentioned on On Reading ‘Beloved’ Over and Over Again
Gilbert Cruz discussed Beloved by Toni Morrison. Salamishah Tillet discussed Sula by Toni Morrison.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Beloved
Beloved by Toni Morrison is a powerful historical fiction novel that tells the harrowing story of Sethe, an escaped enslaved woman haunted by the trauma of her past and the literal ghost of her daughter.
Discussed“and there were draft pages of books like her classic beloved about a year ago right after she won the pulit Sur prise for criticism”
Where to get it
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Sula
Sula by Toni Morrison is a powerful and lyrical novel that examines the complex, lifelong friendship between two Black women growing up in a small Ohio town while confronting the oppressive weight of racism and community expectations.
Discussed“there's a famous New York Times review of her novel Sula and the critic praises the book on in terms of Pros but hopes that Morrison one day will get past writing about black women”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Bluest Eye
“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”
Passing Beloved
“that was my conversation from 2022 with salamea tillet contributing critic at large for the New York Times about the book beloved”