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Original Title:	Tar Baby
ISBN:	1400033446 (ISBN13: 9781400033447)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Valerian Street
Setting:	New York City, New York(United States)

Tar Baby

Toni Morrison

Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 3.93 | 16970 Users | 573 Reviews

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Ravishingly beautiful and emotionally incendiary, Tar Baby is Toni Morrison’s reinvention of the love story. Jadine Childs is a black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a black fugitive who embodies everything she loathes and desires. As Morrison follows their affair, which plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan and the deep South, she charts all the nuances of obligation and betrayal between blacks and whites, masters and servants, and men and women.

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Title	:	Tar Baby
Author	:	Toni Morrison
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	June 8th 2004 by Vintage (first published 1981)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. African American. Classics. Novels

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Ratings: 3.93 From 16970 Users | 573 Reviews

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"The island exaggerated everything. Too much light. Too much shadow. Too much rain. Too much foliage and much too much sleep."- Toni Morrison, Tar BabyI think the tropical Caribbean setting and all the talk of candy and flowers fooled me into thinking that this would be one of Toni Morrison's simpler reads. It turns out that like with most Toni Morrison books, it's impossible to summarize everything; there's just too much to talk about.In this novel we meet retired rich American Valerian Street

Toni Morrison takes a more relaxing Caribbean pace to tell a story which involves sex, colonialism, and love. It is a tantalzing mix and, as always, so well-written. I loved how the narration passed fluidly from one character to the other and how several scenes were narrated by butterflies outside the windows observing the crazy humans. Also, the dialogs in the story are incredibly realistic.In a nutshell, Valerian is a 70-year-old wealthy American businessman who has purchased an island near

Toni Morrison is amazing. She is the greatest of all time (in my opinion); but really, which other author could keep me entertained and awestruck on Every single page for five consecutive books? I must preface all reviews of her writings with total praise and veneration because her work demands nothing less. I did not expect this since Tar Baby is one of her less popular books, but as it turns out this is my favorite of her books so far and not only that, it is now one of my favorite books,

This is my fifth Toni Morrison novel (after Beloved, Jazz, The Bluest Eye, and Paradise). I'm on the fence about this one. On one hand, "Tar Baby" is a meaty study for students of literature, appropriate for various levels of engagement. On the other hand, I couldn't wait to get through it. I have little patience for theatrics, which became a problem when the cast walked in with their inner monologue and dialogue-heavy scenes. The most intriguing characters are the locals of Dominique, but I

Wow, I was pleasantly surprised by the depth and eloquence in this book. The relationship between and within races and sexes and cultures is so incredibly insightful. Toni does not hold back comments that might make the reader ouncomfortable and i found myself laughing at the reality of the characters reactions (specifically to finding Son in the closet). I have to admit i was infuriated by the lack of closure to the book...i got to the last sentence praying that there was another chapter hiding

Tar Baby was the #ReadSoulLit read along selection for this year and I am truly conflicted about how I felt about this story. Toni Morrison is not an author that writes stories that you can just blow through. It takes true concentration and thoughtfulness to work your way through one of her books. She will take her readers to some truly dark places and leave you to figure out a character's true motivation, which is a good thing. Tar Baby of course explores themes of race and tensions among

I enjoyed it. The writing was beautiful and poetic like always. However, I did find some paragraphs too bulky. It made the pacing slow and hard to follow at times. The characters were all interesting. I sympathized with everyone's flaws. The leading character, Jadine, comes crossed as selfish and oblivious to her social surroundings and politics. She was very disconnected from her culture and community. I found her character to be complex. Son was a type of guy you would like to hate but can't.