Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Bluest Eye
- Author
- Toni Morrison
- Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 181
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Morrison’s first novel, on a Black girl in 1940s Ohio who prays for blue eyes — and one of the most frequently challenged books in American schools.
Where I saw it: Recommended in a BookTok video by Jack Edwards (@jack_edwards) — books to read before they, too, are banned — saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@jack_edwards/video/7460163300072885536
Connections
- Censorship — why it is on a banned-books list.
- Racism — the subject.