I am more than halfway done with Beloved, and I have found myself picking up new things than in the Bean Trees. Although this book is at times hard to follow, I have enjoyed reading it. I think that it is a completely different look at families than Bean Trees. For instance, the importance of other generations, like Baby Suggs, is a big difference. In the Bean Trees, there was no other generations that had as great as an impact as Baby Suggs did. Also, another part of the novel that is intriguing is the way that Beloved quickly became a part of the family, as well as Paul D. They both stopped by, and ended up staying, unexpectedly. They both contribute to this family, like a blood relative would have. This is a part that was similar to the Beah Trees. One part that I found very interesting so far was the fact that Halle bought his mother freedom. THis part just made me realize his devotion, love and caring for his mother.

Although this book is hard to follow and confusing at times, I have enjoyed reading Beloved, because of the flashbacks, interesting plot and compassion in the book.