Blog by Sharon
I've been meaning to choose one of Toni Morrison's work for a while now for the book club and am glad I finally decided on this one. With the current news of the many child abuse cases coming to court and the perpetrators finally answerable, this is a timely choice.
Some of Toni Morrison quotes from the book :
"What you do to children matters. And they might never forget".
"You are about to find out what it takes, how the world is, how it works and how it changes when you are a parent. Good luck and God help the child".
In an interview with Stephen Colbert, Morrison said : " There is no such thing as race...Racism is a construct, a social construct. And it has its benefits. Money can be made off of it. " The darkness of Bride's skin has certainly changed from being the cause of Sweetness repugnant attitude to her child to something that Bride used to her advantage later in life.
Our ratings for the book were 9,8,7,9,7,9,9 and we described it as disturbing, enlightening and hopeful ending, may the cycle not continue !
Our next meeting is on April 11 at Lee's and our choice is To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.
