Toni Morrison's novels ranked
The top 3 according to 228 votes from people: Beloved · Sula · Song of Solomon. (Updated Jan 25, 2025.)
All eleven novels by the Nobel laureate, with Beloved and Song of Solomon fighting for the top spot in almost every ranking.
Top 11
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1
Beloved
1987. A mother haunted by slavery; Pulitzer Prize.
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2
Sula
1973. A friendship between two women over decades.
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3
Song of Solomon
1977. Milkman Dead searches for his family's past.
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4
Paradise
1997. An all-Black town and a convent of women.
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5
Home
2012. A Korean War veteran returns to save his sister.
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6
Jazz
1992. Harlem in the 1920s, told like music.
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7
The Bluest Eye
1970. Her debut, about a girl who wants blue eyes.
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8
A Mercy
2008. Slavery in 1680s America.
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9
Tar Baby
1981. A love story on a Caribbean island.
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10
God Help the Child
2015. Her last novel, about childhood trauma.
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11
Love
2003. The women in a dead hotel owner's life.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Song of Solomon over Beloved for me, but both are perfect