Talk:A Mercy

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Looks like someone might need to change the title of this page... I do like "A Mercy" more as a title though - sounds more Morrison.

The whole review seems a bit stilted...written by the publishing company perhaps? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.183.243.214 (talk) 18:57, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Fan Girl/boy alert
"A Mercy reveals what lies beneath the surface of slavery in early America. It is both the story of mothers and daughters and the story of a primitive America."

Well... that's surely an objective, encyclopedic assessment if ever I've seen one. Sounds more like a plug for the book out of O magazine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.177.13.133 (talk • contribs) 14:35, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

"primitive"?!
i take issue with the use of the descriptor "primitive" as applied to the U.S. -- it's colonialist and oppressive towards indigenous peoples, amongst other issues. can someone reword that portion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:3C7:4201:5490:E9A5:B41C:E1C8:E807 (talk) 07:47, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * "Primitive" was correct in the sense that, as an entity named America, it was in its primitive stages—the word wasn't describing the characters. But I agree it was iffy because of its other connotations and, besides, I agree with the previous comment, above: this was a publicity blurb, not an encyclopedic summation. I've replaced it. Largoplazo (talk) 12:16, 18 February 2022 (UTC)