Rent Song of Solomon

I chose this book to read because I had heard Barak Obama say that this was one of his favorite books. I had also read another one of Toni Morrison books and thought it was good, but difficult to understand. I found this book difficult to read and understand. Usually, I can read a book in one or 2 settings, but this book took me about 4 attempts to get through. It seems to be about the maturing of a black man in the early to mid part of the last century. Included is a lot of traditional black supperstition and lifestyle. It seems to move somewhat slowly during the first 2/3's of the book with most of the action taking place in the last 1/3 or 1/4 of the book. It does give the point of view of how blacks in the south dealt with prejudice against them at the time of the novel. It is not a pleasant book to read, however one can learn a lot from reading it all the way through. I can recommend it as part of a learning process.