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Title: I only read it because I had to
Review: I hated this book. I didn't like the style it was written in at all. I understand why she used a ghost in the story but it doesn't work for me. I felt she was too heavy-handed with the symbolism and it made it hard to empathize with any characters. It wasn't that I didn't understand the "complexity" of the novel, I just found it annoying to read. If I hadn't been reading it for an English paper I would have set it down and not picked it up again. I'm glad I enjoy reading because overrated books like this could turn a person off for a very long time. It wasn't as boring as The Book of Ruth, but if I were going to recommend any of Morrison's books, I'd say stick with The Bluest Eye or Song of Solomon.
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