If you don't like this book it's probably because you didn't understand it. I don't want to compare this to "Beloved." This is the first Toni Morrison novel I've ever read & I am so enthralled by it that I'll be on the hunt for more of her novels.

The language was stunning and the characters were captivating. I'll read it again, I'm sure, to make a thorough comparison between this & "Beloved," but even without doing that, this is one of the best novels I have ever read. That said, I STUDIED this book. I was determined to understand it. "A Mercy" is not light reading.