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Sula (Paperback)

by Toni Morrison (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (7 May 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099760010
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099760016
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 12.6 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 144,920 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #20 in  Books > Fiction > 20th Century Classics > Morrison, Toni
    #69 in  Books > Fiction > World > American > African American

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Toni Morrison's highly acclaimed novel Sula is as gripping on audiotape as it is on paper. The Nobel Prize-winning writer narrates the unabridged version of the book in a rich, soothing voice that mesmerizes listeners with its relaxed and methodical cadence. Sula revolves around the relationship between two little girls growing up in a poor, black neighbourhood nestled high in the hilltops. "The Bottom", as the barrio came to be known, is brimming with eccentric residents but sadly deprived of human warmth (the town actually takes pride in celebrating National Suicide Day). However, out of this bitter, abrasive environment grows a beautiful friendship between Sula and Nel. Their shared secrets and dreams blossom through childhood, but their special bond suffers after the two separate. Sula leaves the Bottom to conquer the unknown cities of America, while Nel becomes a homebody, settling down as a wife and mother. When Sula returns to her hometown, she feels like a stranger; she repels everyone, even the only true friend she ever knew. Morrison's vocal range evokes an extraordinary atmosphere of survival in a harsh and unforgiving world.

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A novel set in a small town in Ohio, focusing on two girls, Nell and Sula, both black, both poor, who share their dreams until Sula escapes to live a vagrant city life for ten years. When she returns, the bond of their friendship is broken.

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing, haunting, 4 May 2002
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This is a complex novel, despite the ease of its reading. The novel isn't just about a friendship between two deprived black girls in Ohio: there is always something sinister lurking under the writing, in the community, in people's relationships, and the reader is left peering at something beneath the water that never quite takes shape, wondering what is going on beneath the surface. Its quite depressing in places, and brutal to read in terms of how it is preoccupied with definitions of evil and peoples motivations, but it is beautifully written and crafted. Well worth reading.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Deep, thought provoking and excellent!, 20 Sep 2001
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Sula is a complicated novel which explores the themes of friendship, identity and the relationships between Blacks and Whites. The language used by Morrison is lyrical in places and the characters presented are complex. However, i would reccommend this boko for the serious reader who can appreciate the depth of the characters and story.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A chillingly accurate portayal of life among outcastes, 6 Jun 1999
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If any one has every lost a best friend either by leaving or being left for the sake of betterment then this book will help them find the compassion to forgive before it is too late. If anyone has ever left a bad place or been left in a bad place this book will help them to understand bitterness can also nourish.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dark, Intense, Uncompromising Portrait of Hard Life
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5.0 out of 5 stars Women confronted to poverty and rejection
Toni Morrison got a well-deserved Nobel Prize for literature. This particular novel is about a woman, practically from birth and to definitely more than twenty years beyond her... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Morrison at her best!
Fans of Toni Morrison will love her second novel Sula - the tale of two girls in smalltown America and how their friendship changes over the years. Read more
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