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The Colour Purple by Alice Walker

40 reviews

nicholas_ryan's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

Theme: 2
Enjoyment: 1.75
Style: 1

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

leabhar_love's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, and Slavery

mackenzie_s's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

I read this book for class and I was very impressed. I didn’t get bored and it was an easy read for being an AP book. I would definitely read again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, and Racial slurs

anushka_17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

chitrasn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual harassment

ash_brew's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

prongs_little_king's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

s_reads_s's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, and Drug use

natalie_1127's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death

sidekicksam's review against another edition

5.0

You saying God vain? I ast.
Naw, she say. Not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.

Written in a collection of letters to God, The Color Purple follows Celie and Nettie, two sisters in rural Georgia in the early 20th century. Celie's life is hard. Her abusive father has impregnated her twice, her new abusive husband and his kids make her life even more of a living hell, and her sister is gone. 

I remember loving this book and being awed by the story when I read it the first time aged 15. Not really grasping the deeper themes, but reading it out of curiosity for the historical aspect of the book, this time around I loved it even more. 

This is a story of sister-love, resilience, racism, faith. Definitely not an easy read, but Walker's writing made it easy to fly through the book, made me care deeply for the central women in the story, and a timeless classic. If you haven't read this beautiful novel yet, this is your sign. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment