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A review by starrylight
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I see how this is a classic but it was a hard book to read, not in the language or the heavy themes just it was hard
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Classism