Love by Toni Morrison

The Nubian Circle Book Club met to honor the late, great Toni Morrison. Our moderator, Angela, chose Love. Despite the confusion, the meeting went well. There were four in attendance: Angela, Ebony, Syreeta, and Natalie. Everyone had a difficult time understanding the characters and how they were related to Bill Cosey. We had a better understanding of the story towards the end of the meeting.

Our Thoughts & Ratings

NCBC Group Average: 3.25

Angela gave it a 3.5: It was a hard read, the characters were confusing. I felt like it would have been a great story, if I didn't have to struggle with the identity of the characters.

Ebony - 3.5: A very difficult to read, she wasn't impressed with the writing.

Syreeta - Read the first chapter, but will read the book

Natalie - 3: Difficult to read, too much back and forth in the chapters and didn't like having to think too hard to find out what's going on in the story.

Phyllis - 2.5/3: It was a great concept - an attempt to examine women's reliance on a conflicted and flawed man to "save" themselves amid the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement but ended up losing their identity and independence in a decades long fight amongst themselves. I found the choppy, flashback-style of storytelling very confusing. Voices and character point of view were lost in the transitions from scenes and chapters. The pacing was slow and arduous. I found myself not liking any of the characters or what would happen to them, which made this book a bit of a drag. Luckily, it was a short read.

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