I really didn't like the book Beloved. I liked the beginning but the last 70 pages or so were so hard for me to get through. I didn't really like the style of Toni Morisson's writting, although I do agree that it is very unique and interesting. Slavery is a very difficult topic for the world of diversity much less for a class of mostly white teenagers. I live in Cincinnati now and I've never felt scared wherever I've been. Some places have a lot of tension but I think that would be in any major city.