1970

The year of 1970 CE.

Some facts about 1970:

Earth Day is first celebrated
Paul McCartney leaves the Beatles
The Who performs at the Metropolitan Opera House
The Kent State University shootings occur
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
Martial law is imposed in Poland
28 victims of Thalidomide receive compensation
Nelly Sachs dies
E.M. Forster dies
Yukio Mishima commits ritual suicide

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The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison
Contemporary American Literature

There is no singular process that recommends a book to me or by which I choose what to read when. My reading tastes can change with a given day or even a given hour — which is why I tend to read about eight to ten books at once. This is a review of The Bluest Eye.