SoS2

I find Guitar's murder club weird. I can't recall why, but such a violent idea seems really familiar. Maybe I'm just thinking of that saying "an eye for an eye", but the kind of group sounds familiar. Regardless, though I understand the logic, it's obviously wrong. I think the level of ridiculousness in the racial prejudice is shown by Morrison to the extreme degree that it is brought out at. Yes, four little girls would mirror the unfair deaths, but it's four innocent young girls. I think that the immorality of it is shown through his concern of money rather than life. Also (in a much deadlier degree) it's incredibly childish and doesn't solve anything. It's like when a sibling steals something some you steal something of their and you both keep on stealing from each other and both of you are missing things and nothing is solved. As dumb an analogy as that sounds, it parallels the ineffectively and negative effects of the point the group is attempting to get across.

SoS 1

I really like Toni Morrison's style in terms of her imagery and scenes. Her flashbacks are so craftily woven in, but so obviously flashbacks through small but important details that make it much easier to follow with and know (sort of) that it's a flashback rather than something going on simultaneously (I'm comparing this to something like Sound And The Fury). This might just be a personal thing, but I notice and like the huge stretches of imagery and action going on versus constant dialogue also. The amount of detail is something I find impressive.

P&P2

Despite not really liking Austen's writing style, I do like the story. The sharp criticism is nicely presented and I do love the rebellious nature of Elizabeth (although getting married is the happy end, the rebel getting the good ending is something I like). This book is incredibly episodic and runs like a television series though, that much becoming even more apparent in the latter half. I do find it interesting how the characters really remain true to their archetypes, the only "changing" ones being Darcy and Elizabeth (but that was bound to happen considering the nature of many romance novels).