Sula is definitely a book you sit with. I'm reading Morrison's bibliography in order so this is my second book of hers. I see the growth from The Bluest Eye to Sula. I buddy read this book with my friend, Caitlin.

Morrison's writing flows. It slips so easily down that you could miss some of the heavier themes that loom throughout the plot. There were times when I had to pause and text Caitlin to ask "is this what I think it is."

The two characters 'main' characters Sula and Nel were extremely interesting. Sula lives life the way she wants and Nel adheres to the rules given to her by society. I had to pause in places as some of Sula's (and Nel's) actions made me think what is going in their heads. At points I felt like Sula was giving serial killer energy. There was a lack of remorse or empathy in her actions.

The other characters that pervade the book that made me sit were the Deweys, Shadrack, Plum, Tar Baby, and Ajax. They were all so unique. They carried something that really makes you stop and think about "what is going on in this book?" The town itself was a character. The issue of migration and gentrification at ending struck me. Those two themes are something I have been mediating on for a while.

The plot itself meander around. It doesn't have an aim, which I didn't mind. At the end of the book, I just wondered "is that it?" I had really had to sit and not read anything for two days because I couldn't stop thinking about the story. Nel's realization that she missed Sula left me empty. It would have struck harder had I liked Sula at all. But I didn't and I don't.