"In verbally recounting her history, Morrison proves almost as engaging as she in print, a wise and sensitive voice."
— Pat Brown, Slant Magazine
"It doesn't matter whether you've have read all - or any - of Morrison books. Either way, you may leave the theater wanting to pick one up on the way home."
— Alan Zilberman, Washington Post
"Morrison's legacy is more than just the titles on a reading list, and this documentary will likely help many viewers see just how monumental her accomplishments remain."
— Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com
"Toni Morrison is an absolutely beautiful wordsmith and a beautiful force on multiple fronts, and if this documentary is an unabashed love letter to her life and work, I say: Why. Not."
— Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
"Frequently, Morrison punctuates her points and her recollections with a warm chuckle, expressing the same embrace of life’s fullness that informs even her bleakest stories."
— Noel Murray, The A.V. Club
"[I]n 'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,' Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' outstanding documentary, [Morrison] tells stories, right to the camera, about herself and her life and her work, and it's magical."
— Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
"To have the towering Morrison, now 88, willing to face your cameras — head on, in fact — and tell her story as candidly, heartily and humanely as she does here, is a singular gift that keeps on giving throughout the film’s two captivating hours."
— Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
"Morrison, at 88, is as clear-eyed and sharp as ever. What’s most surprising about her interviews is not her candor, but her humor, revealed, as she speaks, in a way that makes you want to lean closer. (Her gifts as a storyteller are not just on the page.)"
— Alan Zilberman, Washington Post
"With a knowing smile, she revisits her memories in one-on-one style interviews, looking directly at the camera—at us—to tell her story. A chorus of scholars, critics and friends join her to sing praises for her work that she’s too modest to bring up herself."
— Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com
