I usually struggle with literary fiction and I try to stay away from the genre because it’s so confusing to me. But Toni Morrison is quickly changing my mind.

As I was reading Sula, I’m not going to lie, I was lost AF. Every chapter Toni would switch it up majorly and she would lose me. The book takes place in a small town called Medallion, Ohio; the black people live in the “Bottom” side of the town. It starts out with a WWI veteran story, his name is Shadrack and he invents National Suicide Day because he is trying to cope with his fear of death from the war. Then the story switches up to Helena and her daughter Nel taking a trip down south to visit Helen's mother who abandoned her as a child, left her with her grandmother. Then it switches up to the start of Nel and Sula’s friendship. Nel and Sula have a very special bond and friendship. The choices they make cause great consequences.

Toni Morrison will give you bits and pieces of the story before it comes together in a full circle in the end. It’s like she walks around the plot instead of giving it to you straight. After reading other reviews on Sula, I started to understand what Sula was all about. It’s a very interesting story even though it’s confusing, her writing is beautiful and she can tell a powerful story that will stick with you. I enjoyed this one.