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Song of Solomon: A Novel

Name: Song of Solomon: A Novel
Rating: 5 (12 reviews)
Author: Toni Morrison
ISBN: 9781417743025

Toni Morrison · 2004 · 352 pages

For use in schools and libraries only. Macon Dead, Jr., called Milkman, son of the richest Negro in town, moves from childhood into early manhood, searching, among the disparate, mysterious members of his family, for his life and reality.

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Michelle Obama
“"Happy Book Lovers Day, everyone! One of my personal favorites is Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. It's one I’ve often found myself turning back to over the years. I love hearing about what other people are reading. What’s a book you would always recommend? #NationalBookLoversDay"”↗
Jesse Williams
“The characters’ dilemmas just rocked my world in high school.”↗
Bozoma Saint John
“I love Song of Solomon. Her writing style is incredibly poetic and complex.”↗
Jodie Foster
“I wrote my senior essay in college on this book, specifically Morrison’s relationship to the African oral-narrative tradition. My favorite passage describes a water stain on a wood table—how that stain takes on new life and meaning with the passage of time and family history. I think Morrison has the most deeply poetic voice in contemporary American fiction, and I have never missed reading anything she’s written.”↗
Marlon James
“Three-quarters of the way in, and Song of Solomon is merely one of the three best books I’ve ever read. But the last 60 pages are one of the most astonishing feats of writing I’ve ever read. I remember reading it standing up, almost in this fever, and so thoroughly believing the ending that I almost jumped off my balcony.”↗
Yaa Gyasi
“‘…if you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.’ The most moving ending in all of literature.”↗
Brit Bennett
“I first read Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison when I was studying abroad in the U.K., so this book found me when I was beginning to think, more deeply than ever, about what it means to be both Black and American. This is a story about a search for hidden gold that, instead, uncovers a hidden family history. It’s a perfect novel.”↗
Maggie Haberman
“@joseiswriting @NickRiccardi It’s a remarkable book and the final line is among my favorites of any I’ve read.”↗
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