Graceful, exhilarating ... Serpell deserves consideration for a major prize. Mostly she deserves our gratitude and admiration: On Morrison gives us, in precise yet supple prose, a close reading in action and an exemplar of literary criticism (distinct from book criticism, a journalistic form). This book will spur you to pore overt the master’s achievements.
Illuminating and fascinating ... Academic yet accessible, this astute collection offers insight and fresh perspectives and will appeal to readers new to and deeply familiar with Morrison’s vital body of work.
A vital addition to this already rich conversation ... An astonishing collection of close readings that is an asset to Morrison scholarship, enriching, complicating and, at times, challenging what we have come to know and love about this literary titan.
