Beloved Customer Reviews

An amazing book. Just as it says in the end, it’s not a story to be passed on, or remembered. The ultimate love sacrifice in an insane period of the United States.

As this is a widely-acclaimed novel, considered to be one of the greats, I primarily blame myself for feeling this book was monotonous and a chore to get through.

I struggled with this read—a lot, unfortunately. And, after reviewing others post, my struggle is simply my own. In the end, this is—to me—a story about one’s personal relationship with loss, grief and shame (in an horrible time). It is also a story about how, even intermittently, others see it/respond to it while it is being experience by one. What I got (I think), is this relationship, loss, grief and shame, are equally personal, traumatic and, in its memory, consuming. Perhaps feeding/sustaining on a sustenance (or lack thereof) of a good and kind act. Depleting…dilapidating. It was just hard to read it (not to discredit the author). I struggled, I persisted…I struggled.

Heartbreakingly beautiful love letter to the human soul

Love this book. It is such a unique and dark tale of the guilt mothers hold based on the choices they’ve made when raising their child. Although this is extreme, most mothers can relate to the guilt in their own lives.

Read in a few days. Some parts are difficult, but the storyline is a testament of the power of women when they come together.

This is a work of genuine beauty. It’s wrapped in a story of wholly American history that is so painful to finish but worth all that it inflicts on you.

Great book, it’s a difficult and heavy read but it is enjoyable! You have to set time aside to read and dive deep into the different levels of the novel.

Beautiful and capturing story. One of the best books I’ve ever read.

Loved the topic, but the narrative was too ethereal and imo lost the cadence of the story line. I got too annoyed with the constant loss of plot line to finish the book. Unfortunate experience with TM.