Reading order
Beloved Trilogy — reading order
8.08.0 / 10
Score out of 10Series ranking →- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1987–1997
- Published
- Completed
- Status
Quick answer
Publication order
3 volumes1987–1997Completed
- Toni Morrison conceived Beloved, Jazz and Paradise as a loose trilogy about love, but they share no characters — each stands alone.
- Beloved (1987, Pulitzer Prize) is the one nearly everyone reads; it is demanding, so give it time.
- Morrison won the Nobel Prize in 1993.
Every volume in order
Read: 0 of 3
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Frequently asked questions
Which Beloved Trilogy book is the best?
By reader score, Beloved (8.0/10). The lowest-rated is Jazz (7.9/10).
Which Beloved Trilogy book is the longest?
“Beloved” is the longest at 338 pages; the shortest is “Jazz” with 240 pages.