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Jazz by Toni Morrison
3.25
challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Feels blasphemous rating Morrison this low but. While I find the concept of the jazz-like, improvised-feeling narration and perspective shifts to be awesome, the book lost me at several points - I always came back because the narrative would shift again, but still, I just couldn't help but be confused for large chunks of the book. The prose was still beautiful and the characters still vivid but like I just wasn't following!