Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

187 reviews

jkpheart21's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Slavery

havennnofjoyy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and War

thoughtsfromtheafro's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Always a five star read. For the nostalgia, I re-read around the time I went to see the new version of the movie. I plan to re-read again in another few years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Infidelity, and Grief

a_rodent's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content

leontyna's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I'm so glad I decided to reread it, I didn't know how to appreciate it before. I loved how Celia grew during the story, seeing her

stand up for herself

was so powerful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Death, Drug use, and Infertility

a_novi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

By coincidence I read this book immediately after reading the bluest eye by Toni Morrison and if you have read one please read the other. Both have very similar themes and both are very eye opening/relatable depending on your background. The main character endures much trauma that was common for the time period and demographic and you watch her go through a development with her relationship with herself, her sexuality, her identity both as a black person and as a woman, her relationship with her male oppressors and her relationship with god. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

theeo's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

‘’I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it’’

This book is incredible. So painful but so so beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual violence

somebodysgottadoit's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I love a story about families that are fucked up although this one was fucked all the way up. I love a story about struggling together and finding some manner of peace in the end.

“White folks is a miracle of affliction,” - Sophia, p. 111
Sophia cleared omg 😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Rape

bethanwx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The most incredible story of love between two sisters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Slavery, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Classism