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Title: ms. naylor is under-appreciated
Review: The third time I read this book, I read it along with Toni Morrison's _Song of Solomon_ and Zora Neale Hurston's _Their Eyes Were Watching God_. Gloria Naylor's novel stands up extremely well, even in such revered company. The thing that lifts this book from a well-told love story to a true contribution to (African-)American literature is the storytelling frame. However, the subtleties of who's talking, and to whom, became most clear and enjoyable to me after more than one reading. I think that the introductory section to this book, with Naylor's vamp on 1823, and her veiled introduction of the two lovers is among the best-written pieces in contemporary literature. Bravo! (and i don't award five stars for everything!)
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