"A masterwork. . . . Wonderful. . . . I can't imagine American literature without it." –John Leonard,
Los Angeles Times "A triumph." –Margaret Atwood,
The New York Times Book Review "Toni Morrison's finest work. . . . [It] sets her apart [and] displays her prodigious talent." –
Chicago Sun-Times "Dazzling. . . . Magical. . . . An extraordinary work." –
The New York Times "A masterpiece. . . . Magnificent. . . . Astounding. . . . Overpowering." –
Newsweek "Brilliant. . . . Resonates from past to present." –
San Francisco Chronicle "A brutally powerful, mesmerizing story. . . . Read it and tremble." –
People "Toni Morrison is not just an important contemporary novelist but a major figure in our national literature." –
New York Review of Books "A work of genuine force. . . . Beautifully written." –
The Washington Post "There is something great in
Beloved a play of human voices, consciously exalted, perversely stressed, yet holding true. It gets you." –
The New Yorker "A magnificent heroine . . . a glorious book." –
The Baltimore Sun "Superb. . . . A profound and shattering story that carries the weight of history. . . . Exquisitely told." –
Cosmopolitan "Magical . . . rich, provocative, extremely satisfying." –
Milwaukee Journal "Beautifully written. . . . Powerful. . . . Toni Morrison has become one of America's finest novelists." –
The Plain Dealer "Stunning. . . A lasting achievement." –
The Christian Science Monitor "Written with a force rarely seen in contemporary fiction. . . . One feels deep admiration." –
USA Today "Compelling . . . . Morrison shakes that brilliant kaleidoscope of hers again, and the story of pain, endurance, poetry and power she is born to tell comes right out." –
The Village Voice "A book worth many rereadings." –
Glamour "In her most probing novel, Toni Morrison has demonstrated once again the stunning powers that place her in the first ranks of our living novelists." –
St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Heart-wrenching . . . mesmerizing." –
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Shattering emotional power and impact." –
New York Daily News "A rich, mythical novel . . . a triumph." –
St. Petersburg Times "Powerful . . . voluptuous." –
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