Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

121 reviews

charley0796's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-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

A powerful exploration of racism, religion, lgbt erasure and sexism through the eyes of a young black lady called Celie and her sister. You follow her from her arranged marriage, separation and her bisexual relationship with Shug. You read about the growth of all characters involved in the stories as they age. From Celie finding her independence to her sister recovering from being cast out by her family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Drug abuse and Infertility

mohoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Colonisation

eekke's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Incest, Violence, Murder, Hate crime, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Abandonment, Racism, Death, Cursing, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Infidelity

katierobertsonshaddix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Incest, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

khristy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.75

Writing: powerful. Evocative of the South and Africa. 
Plot/characters: you are drawn to the characters. You are pulled into their lives and issues. You can’t help but feel for them. 
Profundity: yes, it’s about race. It’s an embarrassment of a time if you’re white. But it’s also about God and how God fits into our life. That’s what sticks most for me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Incest

None of it is gratuitous m, but it can be hard to read.

bootrat's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.5

I had no idea this book was gay when I started reading it, and I can't believe I never knew! Half a star extra for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body shaming, Colonisation, Misogyny, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Racism, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use

nimmzi's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring 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

Wow. I feel like I read it in a second. If I wasn’t human and didn’t need sleep I would have read it in one sitting. I genuinely feel like I know Celie, Nettie, Shug and Sofia; not as characters but as real life people. There’s so much violence and trauma in this novel, but it isn’t hopeless, it doesn’t only bring misery. It brings human capacity for change and understanding. It shows how others can inflict pain but they can also help you find your inner strength and your voice. This is a beautiful book and I can’t wait to read more from Alice Walker. A must read for everyone.

“Try to think like you got some sense. Why any woman give a shit what people think is a mystery to me.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Racial slurs

honeywaffles's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

A tough start with the family traumas, but still a beautiful love among family through hardship. I found the missionary experiences in Africa the most interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Xenophobia

marisaferreira's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This story gets me every time, no matter the format. The book, film, and musical have all made me sob. This story is about trauma, forgiveness, strong female relationships, and God, though not in the way most people think. I agree with Alice Walker that God isn’t a ‘Him’ up in the sky at all. It’s all the good and beauty in the world. It’s all the good we are and can be. This story always reminds me that everyone has a purpose in this world, to be and to enjoy being. Not necessarily toxic happiness, but enjoying both the sad and happy times because we exist despite the odds.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

greenan26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Misogyny

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy