Toni Morrison’s God Help the Child is available on Audible as a 5 hrs 45 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Toni Morrison.
Publisher’s Summary
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Notable Book • This fiery and provocative novel from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner weaves a tale about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, and misshape, the life of the adult.
“Powerful…. A tale that is as forceful as it is affecting, as fierce as it is resonant.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
At the center: a young woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life, but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms of love. There is Booker, the man Bride loves, and loses to anger. Rain, the mysterious white child with whom she crosses paths. And finally, Bride’s mother herself, Sweetness, who takes a lifetime to come to understand that “what you do to children matters. And they might never forget.”
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Toni Morrison
- Length: 5 hrs 45 mins
- Publisher: Random House Audio
- Release year: 2015
- Audible category: Literature & Fiction / Genre Fiction / Contemporary Fiction
Listener Ratings
God Help the Child holds an average listener rating of 4.4/5 from 1381 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.5/5
- Story: 4.4/5
- 5-star ratings: 63% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
4/5 stars — “I always enjoy Toni Morrison”
This book reminds me in some ways of the Bluest Eye. With that being said, I want to be clear. It is not the Bluest Eye which is my favorite book by this author. I always feel that one of the authors greatest strengths is getting deep into the psyche of her characters and illustrating how their history and experiences quite literally shape their perception of the world. This ripple effect is always illustrated beautifully in the way that she weaves her characters together in both their strengths and frailty. This story is no different. I’m always impressed by how well this author depicts the spectrum of human experience even in very raw and uncomfortable ways. Life is messy and in my eyes no one does a better job of creating fallible and vulnerable characters than Toni.— Danielle, Audible listener
4/5 stars — “Love story but Morrison should not be the reader”
The story. But the author should not have read this book on Audible it’s irritating to listen to her at times. With a better narrator reading the story— VRadicchi, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “T.M. delivers another classic “
Wasnt sure initially whether I would enjoy the book, as the main character did not intrigue me at first. however, there was so much more under the surface of each character and many unexpected (sometimes heartbreaking) turns to the plot that I’m glad I gave it a chance. I should have known better than to doubt this seasoned and powerful storyteller.— zct, Audible listener
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