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Title: Picture It: Harlem, 1920s, Geezer Kills Teen With Impunity
Review: Toni Morrison is one of the most brilliant writers of this century, but this book is a mere shadow of her usual ability. Again, Morrison tries to show how people can bear the unbearable and the twisting effects of it. But I think a more fitting title for this book would have been "Complacency". The characters in this book are so stalwart in their misery that not even murder can compel them to action or change. I almost got the feeling that Morrison was offering the victim as a warning, like: "that's what you get for being a slutty girl. Don't ever try be vibrant." This story had the opposite feeling of jazz, for jazz soars and falls with new times and new constantly-improvised melodies.
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