#46 in Classics
Song of Solomon
- 341
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Song of Solomon is a 1977 novel by American author Toni Morrison, her third to be published. It follows the life of Macon "Milkman" Dead III, an African-American man living in Michigan, from birth to adulthood.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 237 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 16 | 7% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 9 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 212 | 90% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Morrison's prose feels like a delicious meal; nourishing and complete in a way that has nothing to do with comfort and everything to do with truth. This is my fourth Morrison novel and each one has cracked something open in me that stays open. Milkman…”
“It's a rich, challenging, and multi-layered novel about inheritance, identity, and what it means to truly live with or without your history. The writing is stunning, and the characters are powerful, though many are emotionally completely unstable and hard to connect with at first. As…”
Frequently asked
How long is Song of Solomon?
It has 341 pages — longer than 72% of the ranked books in Classics.
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