I usually enjoy books about grief, and I also usually don’t mind reading descriptive passages and character sketches…but man, I struggled through this one, especially the second half. The writing is good, but long winded; the imaginings, observations, and hallucinations sometimes felt like drudgery. The scenes with other humans were not so bad, but once the narrator got into his own head, things went on way longer than necessary.

I genuinely enjoyed this, especially the parts about health, body image, aging, and finding peace.

Me and the author (at the time she wrote this) are around the same age - I’m 45 and she’s 52 - so I could relate a lot to what she wrote about the transitions of life.

Definitely inspired by the message of letting things go, valuing community, being intentional with family, and celebrating one’s body.

“Enough” is a good title for this book, as it applies to every iteration of the word.

I read this book with a discipleship group from my church. The book outlines nine ways people, with our different personalities and inclinations, best learn about, relate to, and love God. Complete with explanations, examples, warnings, and encouragements. So interesting! I'll be preaching these pathways for the unforeseeable future.

I mean, what's there to say about Ms. Morrison?? Jazz is only the 2nd of her 11 books I've read (even though I own the whole collection - thanks Mom! ❤️). She's a literary genius of our time.

Jazz is the story of a long triangle gone dark. It's all laid out in the first paragraph, and the rest of the book is an unraveling and a filling-in of how the characters got there and where they're headed next.

I decided to read Jazz because I found the Literary Cleveland's Statewide Toni Morrison Virtual Book Club. I'm in HEAVEN!! We read one Toni Morrison book a month over the course of 2026.

June's virtual meeting was so fun. The special guest was Kevin Young, who wrote an introduction for the book. We discussed various topics in breakout rooms, according to our own interests. And the group was led so brilliantly by Dr. Brenda R. Smith.

It was a JOY to be in a room full of intelligent, thoughtful, inquisitive, articulate people (of all races and backgrounds) who respect and appreciate Ms. Morrison's work. 😆