(June 28, 2018 at 10:14 am)Shell B Wrote: I recently finished "The Alchemist," which was just the right length. I love that in a book. I'm now reading "Beloved" by Toni Morrison because it's on all of the best lists, but I have to say there are elements I don't like. Also, everyone told me this was a book about slavery, not a ghost story with a baby killer.
The ghost story aspect really confused me at first and then put me off once I caught on. But then I don't like Stephen King and all that sort of thing. Given how many people rate Beloved so highly I was surprised how little I cared for it. Another one I read not long ago that dealt with the transition after slavery was called A Lesson Before Dying. I liked it much better.
