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Teaser Tuesdays: The Bluest Eye

I fell in love with Toni Morrison’s book The Bluest Eye when I saw how much this child’s reaction when gifted with a blue-eyed doll so closely resembled mine when I was first given one. I couldn’t help laughing out loud, not something I expect to do when I am reading her books, which are usually extremely sad. toni-morrison-the-bluest-eye

It had begun with Christmas and the gift of dolls. The big, the special, the loving gift was always a big, blue-eyed Baby Doll.

From the clucking sounds of adults I knew that the doll represented what they thought was my fondest wish.

I was bemused with the thing itself, and the way it looked.

What was I supposed to do with it?

~ The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

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  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
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  3. says: Shattered Hearts

    Haven’t read anything by this author before – thanks for sharing! 🙂

    My Teaser Tuesday
    Tabatha @Shattered Hearts Reviews

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  4. says: Kim Griffin

    I’ve had The Bluest Eye on my TBR list for a long, long time. I’ve just never gotten around to reading it. Great teaser, thanks for sharing!

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  6. says: Kathy Martin

    I was never a fan of dolls as a child and like Toni would have wondered what I was supposed to do with it. I’m on the linky if you want to see what I’m teasing this week. Happy reading!

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