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Book Review By Jim Hiller
Paradise by Toni Morrison

A group of women attempt to overcome the status quo of "Paradise" by setting up their own commune, only to suffer the consequences of their actions. Racial hated and gender issues abound, but the true message of the story is an analogy about myth making and bending history to fit personal prejudices.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? -
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet:
Family, struggle with Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Prairie? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm - ranch
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee - very gullible, like Gomer Pyle - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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