Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Domestic abuse, RacismModerate
IncestCommunity Reviews
Summary of 31249 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
sad 57%
hopeful 45%
challenging 41%
dark 38%
inspiring 35%
tense 14%
informative 10%
funny 6%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
288 pages | first published 1982
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ISBN/UID: 9780151191543
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 22 May 1992
Description
Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her m...Book Information
288 pages | first published 1982
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ISBN/UID: 9780151191543
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 22 May 1992
Description
Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her m...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Domestic abuse, RacismModerate
IncestCommunity Reviews
Summary of 31249 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
sad 57%
hopeful 45%
challenging 41%
dark 38%
inspiring 35%
tense 14%
informative 10%
funny 6%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating