Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

28 reviews

lukebryan's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Sadly, this book did not do a lot for me, solely because I did not find the narrative's voice to be compelling. I think that the epistolary format did not convey the plot as best as it could have, as the writing characters felt as if they were paper-thin. I just didn't get on with this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

tenten's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

saojimenez's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

i literally hate classic lit, but THIS WAS SO GOOD OMFG!! i loved watching celie’s character grow as the story went on. and the discussions of womanhood and religion>>>> it was genuinely such an amazing book, and i’m glad i loved it as much as i did (:

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation

sweetsanchia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Slavery

Moderate: Murder

leabhar_love's review against another edition

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

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

remigves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Hate crime, Death of parent, and Murder

ktrecs's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

hannahmayhere's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Biphobia, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Death of parent