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every book i read this year that isn't by toni morrison is against my will.

it was a year in which i read my first toni morrison book, and then i read 6 more of them.

there is nobody, absolutely nobody, like her.

morrison's writing is up in the clouds, filled with turns of phrase and plot that in any other narrative would be nonsensical, and yet it is unceasingly, unmercifully, constantly grounded in reality. the ways in which it moves toward the fantastical serve only to tell us in full detail of the pain of life � the selfish foolishness of people, the cruel machinations of an unequal society, the moving target of contentment. 

i'm writing having finished her most canonical works, having 5 starred her four most read masterpieces all in a row. i have never in my life encountered an author i feel this way about. 
my lesson of 2024 is that toni morrison is the great american author.

bottom line: all i can say is do what i did: read everything.