Christina Reviews *The Bluest Eye* by Toni Morrison

"There is really nothing more to say---except why.  But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how."

I wouldn’t call The Bluest Eye a novel.  I would call it a 200 page poem.  The story is about a young black girl who longs for blue eyes because this is her perception of what it means to be beautiful.  Toni Morrison goes deep into the characters' lives, making us feel for even the evil ones, and like any great novel, or any great poem, the story is rich with meaning.  And the prose is beautiful.  I cannot read it without getting goosebumps.  There is no way any words of mine can do this book justice, so I will just let Toni Morrison’s words speak for themselves.