The Bluest Eye, A Novel (MAXNotes Literature Guides) [Paperback]

Christopher Hubert (Author), English Literature Study Guides (Author)

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Publication Date: September 11, 1996 | Series: MAXnotes Literature Guides

MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.

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REA’s MAXnotes is an insightful series of literature study guides covering over 80 of the most popular literary works.

MAXnotes study guides are student friendly and provide all the essentials needed to prepare students for homework, discussions, reports, and exams.

Our MAXnotes for Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye study guide includes an overall summary, character lists, explanation and discussion of the plot, overview of the work’s historical context, and a biography of the author. Each section of the work is individually summarized and includes study questions and answers.

Our Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye MAXnotes study guide is a handy resource when preparing for exams or doing homework, and it makes a great companion to the original work.

Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye MAXnotes is also an invaluable resource for English teachers who are teaching the original work and need a refresher. Each MAXnotes includes topics for term papers with sample outlines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Research & Education Association (September 11, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878910085
• ISBN-13: 978-0878910083
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,357,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > General

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sooo Depressing, October 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bluest Eye, A Novel (MAXNotes Literature Guides) (Paperback)

This was the most depressing book I ever read. I kept waiting for something good to happen, just one small thing that shows that there was some joy in the characters life.

I was so frustrated and disappointed at the end of the book, I vowed not to read another book from Oprah's book list.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How it is., August 8, 2000

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R. Lowery Hart "Readership WT" (Canyon, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bluest Eye, A Novel (MAXNotes Literature Guides) (Paperback)

I love this book. The book explains the truth about how many little girls feel about their looks and about themselves, in general. This book can make you laugh and cry. This book can also, make you very confused, but at the end there is no confusing the books point about life and how a few people can ruin someone's life by selfishness or lack of compassion. I had to give it a five.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hated the novel, but Max Notes helped get my essay done!, March 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bluest Eye, A Novel (MAXNotes Literature Guides) (Paperback)

When I started this novel I loved it- I loved the author's writing style. It flowed. Sometimes it felt almost like poetry. But I felt hugely let down by her about a quarter of the way through. Why? Well...

This novel contains 3 sex scenes, none of which make easy reading and one of which is the rape of an 11 yr old girl; it has one scene of a boy breaking a cat's back on purpose, and another of a girl poisoning a dog (followed by description of how the dog staggers about and dies a painful death).
In a novel of only around 160 pages long, I thought this cheap. It was voyeuristic. I'm not surprised that it was ignored for about 25 years. it is only in the new climate of political correctness that it has become esteemed.

One reviewer told me that this was the point, that Morrison shows us the gritty, nasty, unfairness of the world.
Well if you want to know how awful the world is, read a newspaper. This was cheap shock tactics. I only finished the novel because it was a set text on my course.

The MAX NOTES were a godsend, as they helped so much that I could write a successful essay without having to plough through this novel a second time.

Don't buy the book unless you want nightmares or like feeling sick.