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kaffzillah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
achay91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Hate crime, Death of parent, and Murder
kia_y_k's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
znvisser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
In advance, I was wary of its form - through letters, but it worked out surprisingly well. And I'm also becoming more and more of a sucker for stories in which the real love story is platonic. This is such a rich story, and I can’t wait to see how it translates into films.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
sweetheart_ok's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
dragon_s_hoard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
The epistolary style works well, but the fact that the plot is a “slice-of-life-over-a-lifetime” made it a little bit meandering for me.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Gaslighting
eilatan6991's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Murder
bookaholic_kp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
grayscale08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Hate crime, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
lalu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
When 14 years old, Celie begins writing letters to God. About being raped by her father, the death of her mother, herself getting married to a widower, falling in love with a female singer - and about the life as person of colour in the southern USA in the first half of the 20th century.
Written in an emotional but at the same time very direct and matter-of-fact way in the southern dialect, one can not avoid asking oneself how many people must have lived through parts of this fictional story. And still do.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Homophobia and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Slavery, and Pregnancy