A masterwork. . . . Wonderful. . . . I can't imagine American literature without it. --John Leonard, Los Angeles Times
A triumph. --Margaret Atwood, The New York Times Book Review
Toni Morrison's finest work. . . . [It] sets her apart [and] displays her prodigious talent. -- Chicago Sun-Times
Dazzling. . . . Magical. . . . An extraordinary work. -- The New York Times
A masterpiece. . . . Magnificent. . . . Astounding. . . . Overpowering. -- Newsweek
Brilliant. . . . Resonates from past to present. -- San Francisco Chronicle
A brutally powerful, mesmerizing story. . . . Read it and tremble. -- People
Toni Morrison is not just an important contemporary novelist but a major figure in our national literature. -- New York Review of Books
A work of genuine force. . . . Beautifully written. -- The Washington Post
There is something great in Beloved : a play of human voices, consciously exalted, perversely stressed, yet holding true. It gets you. -- The New Yorker
A magnificent heroine . . . a glorious book. -- The Baltimore Sun
Superb. . . . A profound and shattering story that carries the weight of history. . . . Exquisitely told. -- Cosmopolitan
Magical . . . rich, provocative, extremely satisfying. -- Milwaukee Journal
Beautifully written. . . . Powerful. . . . Toni Morrison has become one of America's finest novelists. -- The Plain Dealer
Stunning. . . A lasting achievement. -- The Christian Science Monitor
Written with a force rarely seen in contemporary fiction. . . . One feels deep admiration. -- USA Today
Compelling . . . . Morrison shakes that brilliant kaleidoscope ofhers again, and the story of pain, endurance, poetry and power she is born to tell comes right out. -- The Village Voice
A book worth many rereadings. -- Glamour
In her most probing novel, Toni Morrison has demonstrated once again the stunning powers that place her in the first ranks of our living novelists. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Heart-wrenching . . . mesmerizing. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Shattering emotional power and impact. -- New York Daily News
A rich, mythical novel . . . a triumph. -- St. Petersburg Times
Powerful . . . voluptuous. -- New York
From the Trade Paperback edition.