God Help the Child

A Novel

De: Toni Morrison

Narrado por: Toni Morrison

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Notable Book • This fiery and provocative novel from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner weaves a tale about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, and misshape, the life of the adult.

At the center: a young woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life, but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms of love. There is Booker, the man Bride loves, and loses to anger. Rain, the mysterious white child with whom she crosses paths. And finally, Bride’s mother herself, Sweetness, who takes a lifetime to come to understand that “what you do to children matters. And they might never forget.”

“Powerful.... A tale that is as forceful as it is affecting, as fierce as it is resonant.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

©2015 Toni Morrison (P)2015 Random House Audio

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“Utterly compelling . . . Morrison remains an incredibly powerful writer who commands attention.” –Roxane Gay, The Guardian

“God Save the Child is superb, its story gliding along the tracks of Morrison’s utterly assured prose.” –Charles Finch, USA Today (critic's pick)

“Morrison is such a masterful writer that even those who don’t prefer stream of conscious novels may find them sucked into these minds, turning page after page of this short novel until they’ve finished the book in one sitting.” –Sarah Hutchins, Portland Book Review

Too much going on. Not enough happening.

The story seems to ramble more than any other of her works. It's a feast for the listener because of the authors decadent word play. However word play alone is not enough to sustain a story. I need more. As usually the author's quiet narration is an added bonus as you really come to feel the tone and texture of the charter dialogue and the intended accent of their speech.

GHTC - Brief review

After I learned how to follow the story I was drawn in to her every tone. I feel fortunate to be able to listen to Toni read to me. I don't want to give any spoilers but this was a sad and lovely story. Some parts were hard to listen to (due to content) and others made my heart smile. It would make for an amazing film.

Hauntingly Fascinating!

Typical Toni Morrison masterpiece - Raw, Real & Riveting...,Its also wonderfully narrated & performed. I plan to listen again!

God help the parents & especially the single moms

Tony Morrison created characters weak enough to be entirely credible and strong enough to bear the weight of her sometimes transcendent prose. A gift of God. Amen

we all have a past

I really enjoyed this book. It is a reminder that we all have our past and internal struggles. you just never know what someone has gone through and we should all be a lot kinder to each other.

Excellente! Ms. Morrison

We can always depend on a complex analysis of the issues of race, gender and relationships when we read anything by Toni Morrison. Well developed characters I actually felt that I'd met. Thoroughly enjoyed.

A Must-hear Performance by Ms. Morrison

Ms. Morrison's depth of imagination expressed in her poetic prose lays her characters' essences bare.

Outstanding!!

This novel has replaced "The Bluest Eye" as my favorite Toni Morrison book. Excellent reading by the author! Loved it.

Great read

Love it! Easy to finish. looked forward to the time to devote to the read. Loved the story, even though it possessed heartbreak but it was followed up with a blanket of strength and encouragement.

Read this title, don’t attempt to listen. Unintelligible

The life-exhausted voice communicates the weariness but not the words,.......
Favorite author reading her work rendering this work ruined