The Bluest Eye…

The Bluest Eye

by

Toni Morrison

Set in the author’s girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves’ garden do not bloom, Pecola’s life does change – in painful, devastating ways.

"Toni Morrison may be the last classic American writer, squarely in the tradition of Poe, Melville, Twain, and Faulkner." – Newsweek

I had a hard time putting this book down while reading it. It is quite sombre but written so well that it keeps you reading no matter how much pain you feel for the characters while reading it. Highly recommended!! – Punkinpixy

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I didn’t know you are from SD??? I am and 3 other of my od faves are on od and we hang out as well. That is so cool xxx

July 20, 2007

I will check this book out…

July 29, 2007

Finally getting to your question about the “calico queen.” Her name is Kowe-Kowe (cow-cow) and we have had her for 6 years now. The vet thought she was about 2 years old when we adopted her. Our local vet takes in the strays so that’s were she came from. Someone at our local McD’s found her in the dead of winter in one of their dumpsters and turned her over to the vet. She was one frightened and nervous cat for quite a while, but she came around with lots of TLC. She now runs the household and lets our other animals know that she is the BOSS. 🙂

August 8, 2007

Hey, thanks so much for the message you left me about dreams i will look into getting that book and that’s a good idea about writing things down everytime time i wake up, i find it really weird i remeber mostly every dream i have and it’s actually quite annoying haha because sometimes there’s dreams i dont want to remeber and haunt me! anyways thanks again!

August 15, 2007

RYN: Hi back at ya! Hope all is well with you. 🙂