Morrison did not experience any of the things that she wrote about in "Beloved" regarding slavery or life post slavery. ... These brutal scenes illustrated in "Beloved" detract from the book's credibility because they encourage a sense of unrealism. ... In "The Woman Warrior," the reader knows that the belief of ghosts is realistic because of the setting and the time period. ... These critics contend that it belongs on reading lists around the world because it is culturally important because of the message that it carries. ... They debate that more important novels could replace the book...

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