Beloved Reaction

I might as well post this before I forget; every day BUT Thursday, I remember I have a blog due, but I put it off. I'm not sure how to change that...

I'll be honest, I've yet to finish Beloved. Don't get me wrong, I do plan to, it just hasn't happened yet. My reaction so far has been the following, however. (In cronilogical order):
-This is dumb
-Okay...
-Not interesting
-I lied, kind of interesting
-What the #%$*?
-If I read "sweet and sticky brest milk" one more time...
-I think I just reread the same sentence a good four times
-This is really only written for a certain audience. That audience is not named Monty.

And so on. About that last comment, though: I really do see this as written for a certain target audience. It's not presented in a universal sort of way (if that makes sense). Toni Morrison is an African American who is very interested in her culture's past, and that shines through in her work. I do appreciate this very much, I'm a firm believer in writing about something one feels passion for, but the presentation is for those who feel the same way. I'm not saying I'm incapable of understanding this novel because I'm a white girl with no past of oppressed anscestors (though we could say women...). In fact, I see the pain Morrison succeeds in giving light rather well. But there is a level I'm not sure I'm able to reach with this book. Perhaps I'm wrong and have made myself look racist on the internet, but this is what I feel.

Anybody else see what I'm trying to say?