"Like love at first sight, it has the ability to startle." –
The Boston Globe "A deeply affecting work by a Great American Novelist who is still . . . at the top of her form. . . . Morrison's tender, taut prose wastes no word, no syllable, no letter. . . . A novel of devastating revelations, impeccably arranged." –
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"A marvelous work, which enlarges our conception not only of love but of racial politics, the ubiquitous past and . . . paradise." –
Los Angeles Times Book Review
"A dense, dark star of a novel . . . with Morrison writing at the top of her game." –
Newsweek "Toni Morrison reframes the mythology of love in a dark light and comes away with a mesmerizing gem." –
San Francisco Chronicle "Like every other stealthy Morrison novel,
Love has closets and cellars, bolt-holes and trap-doors and card tricks. . . . Yet again, she gives us dreams." –John Leonard,
Vanity Fair
"The carefully crafted work of a storyteller entirely unburdened by her Nobel Prize. . . . William Faulkner and Eudora Welty would feel right welcome. . . . The moral palette of this novel displays a full range of colors." –
The Christian Science Monitor "A profound commentary on the power of love." –
The Baltimore Sun
"
Love is slim and tight as a folded fan, yet from it the author flashes a panorama three generations wide. . . . When the reader closes the book . . . there is the satisfaction of a song that has ended just right. The standing soloist we applaud . . . is the fierce literary intelligence of Morrison striking the chords of human experience and playing it wise." –
The Miami Herald "Magisterial and gripping . . . a knockout. . . . A reminder of what a marvel a novel can be." –
Rocky Mountain News "To enter a novel by Morrison is to enter a world fully imagined, and
Love is no exception. . . .
Love takes you on the first page and holds you in the welcome spell of a writer who knows what she's doing, and who can slip into the most ordinary sentence a twist of surprise." –
San Jose Mercury News "
Love is Morrison back at the peak of her talent. . . . The novel lives up to its name and puts to rest any doubts that its author is anything except great." –
New York Daily News "[A] beautifully wrought meditation on society, family and human nature . . . brimming with provocative, beautiful writing." –
The Philadelphia Inquirer "
Love . . . [is] like that song you remember from long ago, the one you danced to, sweet and slow, and which has haunted you ever since. . . . Morrison's tale lies in its telling, not just the lilting lyricism of her prose but also the insight into her characters' hidden hearts." –
The Orlando Sentinel "For pure pleasure, it deserves to be read more than once." –
The Plain Dealer
"There is beauty and wisdom in
Love. . . . Her lyrical talent and her profound intelligence . . . make themselves felt." –
The New York Observer
