[a:Toni Morrison|3534|Toni Morrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1494211316p2/3534.jpg]'s [b:Beloved|483003|Beloved|Toni Morrison|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1289634142l/483003.SX50.jpg|736076] is one of those brilliantly written and important books that I wished I had liked more than I did. But that's me. I am, these days, in the mood for straightforward narratives.