Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - The Color Purple

This book touches on so many aspects in religion, sexuality, and being a Black woman in the south that it is hard to grasp how meaningful it is and what Alice Walker has given to American Literature.

It is a book to further explore and question our beliefs

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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linnau's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Ich konnte dieses Buch nicht aus der Hand nehmen. Es war oft herausfordernd, erschreckend, zugleich aber auch unglaublich hoffnungsvoll und weise.

Das Ende ist perfekt und ich hab ein paar Tränchen verdrückt.

Ich weiß, dass ich einige Stellen immer und immer wieder lesen werde und sie mich noch lange begleiten werden.

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.0

Firstly, I will say that in this edition of the book there is an author’s note at the start. Please don’t read this first if you are not familiar with the story! It gives some minor spoilers!

Celie writes about her life in letters to God and to her sister, Nettie. Celie has been abused by life and this is very much a story of strength, resilience, and learning. I feel like I’ve learned a lot while also enjoying an amazing story.

I found the writing style sometimes hard to decipher and I did find myself googling words or sounding them out to figure their meaning. At the same time, I really appreciated the use of this style as I felt it was both integral to the character development and made me get even more engrossed in the text.

However, I feel like I may have missed significant meanings on my first read as I was eager to learn what happened to Celie and Nettie. Therefore, a re-read in the near future is a must!

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