Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

125 reviews

cbear_13's review against another edition

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

This book was great although at some parts I was confused or a little disinterested overall it’s an amazing book and I feel as though the message of female empowerment is so great and overcoming challenges also a great point. I will say it might be a hard read because of the topics in it so I would say there are definitely trigger warnings and to educate yourself on what they are before you choose to read it or not. I would say this book is in my top three favorite books I read this school year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Death, Incest, and Cultural appropriation

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• 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

3.5

Really impactful novel. I enjoyed the book despite the harsh and heavy topics weaved throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Pregnancy

Minor: Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and War

aniagajecka's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

hannahsbookshelf's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

I found this book both hard to like but also lovely at the same time! It is a hard story because of some of the things that happen are sad and abhorrent. It deals with subject matter such as rape, racism, scarification and having your babies taken from you.  

The thing I liked about this book was that even though the sister's letters were never responded to, they kept writing. They had hope they would see each other once again and writing to one another even if they would never read it would help them keep their strong sisterly bond. This part of the story was beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

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

obell98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

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

sahla's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

at the start, it was so hard to read because the abuse Celie was going through from just about everyone around her felt intolerable. it broke my heart. but once i got past it and read on, i couldn't put it down. so raw, unapologetic, and just, for lack of a better word, beautiful. Celie is such a resilient and strong-willed woman, and what a compassionate character she has. she is so kind, so forgiving, and has so much love to give despite the world she was born into, or maybe because of it. 

because we are told the story from letters Celie writes, first to God, and then to Nettie, by the end, there is no character we, as readers, can truly hate. she only saw the best in them, and so, all we see is that each of them was a product of their environment. and once they try to fight through it, they become so much more than that. but she's not a perfect character by any means. when she finds out about her sister's letters, she feels insurmountable levels of rage, but with the love that Shug gave her, she fights through it. 

i am so glad that by the end, they all get the happiness they deserve, that Nettie and Celie do reunite. i don't know if it is unrealistic, but truly, to me, this is more impactful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Murder

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