Episode 56: “Philosophial Poetry,” or Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye

Bagg and Dukes finally get around to reading Toni Morrison’s 1970 debut novel The Bluest Eye, and both are impressed by Morrison’s craft, purpose, and ability to keep both functioning at a high level while delivering an eminently readable yarn. They stop to smell the dandelions and begin discussing why and how this book has ended up on banned and challenged lists all over the United States.

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