Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

270 reviews

staceys_adventure's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

sandsing7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Colonisation

eagleshouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

I am in awe and in tears. what a life changing book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, and Colonisation

hollymileham's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

incredible. so real and raw. obviously this wasnt an easy read but a must read regardless. i have learnt so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

hannahbailey's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

klaraax's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

ienbdri's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest

lorenag5's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

gracej66's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

I absolutely loved the growth in the relationships between the characters as the characters developed themselves. A lot of characters went from enemies to friends or lovers, and in a slow, respectful way. It was especially interesting to see the relationships between the women in the book and how they all supported each other and worked together despite issues with the men in their lives or having shared partners. It was a true example of sisterhood and women uplifting other women.

I found the relationship between Celie and Albert especially interesting, as Celie initially resented him and he abused her, yet at the end, after she became more assertive and him more reflective and mature, they became friends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Eating disorder

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

Thematically this is a really good book; however, narratively, it's not as strong as I expected it to be. The way Walker has chosen to frame the story creates both a slight emotional distance from the characters and a very narrow window through which the reader can view the events taking place. The timeline is a little hard to follow because the story dips in and out without any acknowledgement from Celie of how much time has passed, and any events which primarily center the side characters are glossed over because she’s not directly involved. I also had some smaller issues with Walker’s style (For example, I find her approach to sex to be really unpleasant to read), and all these issues combined detracted from my enjoyment of the book a bit. That being said, the ideas and emotions at the heart of this are excellent, and that rock solid core carried this book through some of the rougher patches. All in all, it wasn’t quite as good as I wanted it to be, but I do understand why it’s a modern classic and would recommend it to anyone interested. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Alcohol