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Sep 30, 2016DanielJNickolas rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Bluest Eye is a secret, a myth, a gossip whispered with the hope that someone will hear it before it is too late. From its opening - the dissolving text of a Dick and Jane children’s book - to the yet unnamed narrator’s first spoken words “Quiet as it’s kept”, Morrison gives the impression of whispering to the reader a secret hidden behind the actions of everyday life; a truth about the perceptions and beliefs of what is beautiful, and what is not.