Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

Tar Baby

Toni Morrison

264 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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Tar Baby by Toni Morrison is a stimulating and emotionally charged novel that will resonate deeply with readers who are eager to explore complex themes of racial tensions, love, and class, and are willing to immerse themselves in a rich and nuanced exploration of the human experience.

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Into a white millionaire's Caribbean mansion comes: Jadine, a graduate of the Sorbonne, art historian - an American black now living in Paris and Rome and Son, a criminal on the run, uneducated, violent, contemptuous - an American black from small...

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Community Reviews

3.96
based on 2,692 reviews

Moods

reflective: 66%

emotional: 65%

challenging: 55%

tense: 49%

dark: 43%

sad: 22%

mysterious: 19%

adventurous: 14%

funny: 12%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 3%

informative: 2%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
52% of readers chose medium
44% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
59% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

93% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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