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Like all of Toni Morrison’s writing, Sula is beautiful, dense and poetic. Try as they might, they cannot recreate the feelings that once held them together. The two girls, who were once so close that they felt like one person, have grown into women who are unfamiliar to each other. When Sula returns home, it becomes clear that the connection between the two is fragmented beyond repair. Sula escapes their town to see what else the world has to offer. Though Nel vows to not end up like her mother, she eventually winds up getting married and settling into motherhood. Her mother was known for sleeping with the married men of the town and her grandmother was seen as an intimidating but worthy figure. Sula was brought up by her mother and grandmother in a house that was full of life. She crumbles in front of authority and doesn’t want to stick out. Nel by her strict mother who cares very deeply about sticking to social convention. Although they are raised by some very different women.

Both girls are the only children of distant mothers and absent fathers. Nel Wright and Sula Peace have a lot more in common than they might have first expected and quickly become close. It does so through the stories of two friends who bond over their similarities but quickly find themselves going in opposite directions. It discusses the limitations on women, particularly those in Black communities, and what happens when they break away from their expected path. It is a book that tells Black stories and gives Black women a voice. Sula is a quick read but still deals with plenty of the themes that Toni Morrison is best known for. Basically, I lack confidence and conviction. However, the moment the rest of the group started criticising it, all of my beliefs went out of the window.

Our latest read was Sula by Toni Morrison and I was one of the few people who had enjoyed it. It also doesn’t help that I’m so easily swayed by a good argument. I was better in pairs or small groups but I’m still the kind of person who is much better on paper. I was always the shy one in seminars who would never speak out unless picked on. It’s not that I have anything against them but I never do very well when I discuss books with other people. During lockdown, I joined my first ever book club.