Reviews

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, by Ntozake Shange

claddel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Painful, powerful. I loved the writing style. I’m sure I didn’t get everything of this book. But this is a powerful sad ride on words. Stories. Lives. It’s too much about men, if you would ask me. But don’t ask me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Rape, and Misogyny

Moderate: Homophobia

helaisme's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

4.25

cclaire93's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

kirstin's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring 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

4.5

fkshg8465's review against another edition

4.0

still powerful today

Still relevant today as well. Will need to see if I can watch the Tyler Perry version of it submerged. Quick read, but heavy and beautiful too.

leftleaning's review against another edition

3.0

From Bianca. I never read the play but seen it. I appreciate its cultural significance. 

elizabethhanna's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

5.0

Powerful! I watched a performance of this after reading it (the 1982 version, featuring the author) and it was really great. It brought even more life to it but it also contextualized the intro even more and to see the life of this piece as it has grown and changed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

myeshatiara's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

Favorite Quote: “I cdnt stand being sorry & colored at the same time. It’s so redundant in the modern world.”~Lady in Orange 

This play is a must read for every Black Woman. An honest and true eye into friendship, heartache, abuse, grief, forgiveness and so much more. Every Black Actress should have it in their rolodex.

cozynaturereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

First time reading this poetry collection and anything by ntozake shange. not going to be my last and now I’m going to go watch the film