there’s a scene in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye where Pecola Breedlove goes to stay with Claudia’s family. while she’s there Pecola drinks like a gallon of milk, which pisses off Claudia’s mom. Pecola drinks so much milk because she’s totally and utterly enamoured with the Shirley Temple cup.
that’s me! i am so in [...]

to get my mind off work, i turned to Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. i wanted to pick up and dive into A.L. Kennedy’s Paradise, but taking one look at my reading list shows that i have let RP2005 get way off track. so tonight i stood in front of the bookshelves and flirted with [...]

if you’ve ever read anything by toni morrison, you know it’s not an undertaking that can be handled lightly. morrison requires you to think, she needs you to be an active reader, to be an active reader. so with this in mind, i curled up on the fabulous blue couch with Love in hand, ready [...]