Beloved - Toni Morrison - So You Haven't Read

So You Haven't Read the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Beloved by author Toni Morrison? Well, then pull up a seat and get ready for the haunting story of a former family of slaves who are troubled by spirit. One who appears as a damp young girl on their doorstep. Will they be able to reconcile their own pasts and find the girl's identity?

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♪ Intro music: "Coffee Beans" by Mike Wuerth
♪ Outro music: "So You Haven't Read Theme" by Tiffany Roman

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[extrahistory]

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[hadbetterdays]

The scariest part of Beloved was how Sethe and Denver were literally starving because Belived kept eating everything they almost looked emaciated all the while Beloved kept gaining weight a sign of spoiling

[King_Gum]

As a young writer, this book really changed my perspective on literature itself. It's so haunting and beautiful at the same time. One thing the video omits is the role of Baby Suggs(Sethe's mother in law) as a unifying, almost holy force in their community. The scenes where she throws gatherings with the formerly enslaved are actual perfection.

[austinbond]

RIP Toni Morrison, one of our most incredible writers

[ruelarila]

Dang just listening to the plot sends chills down my spine. Should definitely read this soon. Thanks EC for keeping our interest in reading ablaze!

[igiem]

One of the most important things Extra Credits does is recognize its own biases and try to account for them in each episode. I really love this channel because it highlights the best of humanity- the empathy, thoughtfulness, and desire for truth and justice, while also giving a voice to those who might otherwise not have a platform. Keep up the great work guys!

[satansamael]

This is an amazing book. It’s has become part of even the Asian school curriculum for literature due to similar experiences here in Asia in the shadow of ww2.
Unrelated note, can we visit The Discourses of Livy by Niccolo Machiavelli? It’s a true exploration of what Machiavelli would want.

[aquapb]

4:35 Something that is often hard to comprehend nowadays is how close to living memory the days of slavery truly are

[Jian]

I suspect Beloved wasn't just a single ghost but the ghosts of all those who suffered from slavery, both living and dead.

[karendebbiejohnson]

I like how he opens with a viewer discretion advised. Those are not topics that can be easily spoken of and not everyone is capable of speaking about them. It's great that this channel actively tries and do it in such a way. I'm definitely impressed.

[Religion]

Not at all fun connection, but there's an Icelandic folk song about a woman whose dead baby comes back to haunt her. Only the woman may have killed the child to save it from a slow death of starvation and she has now been invited to a feast by the local lord, and the ghost offers that her mom can wear her burial shroud, probably the finest cloth they have, in a very childishly compassionate way.

Disclaimer, I'm not Icelandic, I don't speak the language, if someone who does can correct me and/or point me in direction of the song, I'd be grateful. Anyway, I just think it's sad how that particular story is horrifically universal.

[shanekajohnson]

The graphic of the middle passage is stunningly powerful. Thank you for making this.

[andersonandrighi]

And people say that literature is not political. This book got banned in some schools across America

[underscore]

You should do “all quiet on the western front” its so amazing and shows the true horror of ww1

[denishavail]

This is the first book to rip my heart out. I never expected in a million years to see it on Extra Credits. Thank you.

[crystalp]

I read it in high school, and read it again about 2 years ago. Toni Morrison is, in my opinion, one of the greatest American authors to ever set a pen to paper.

[louthegiantcookie]

Can I just say, I love this series of yours. It's so nice to have all these great books recommended, and how you teach people about them and their messages. I think the lovely art really helps too!

[TheBlumann]

As a black dude, seeing the care put into this makes me very happy.

Thanks for all of this!

[capsarior]

I don't know if you need to be a patron to suggest books for this series, but i think you guys could do an awesome episode on Catch-22

[drmujtabashaikh]

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