Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

50 reviews

passionyoungwrites's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”

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I know this story mostly follows two sisters, Celie and Nettie in early twentieth- century rural Georgia. Sisters who were separated as girls and sustained their relationship through distance and silence. Though, I feel this novel is so much more. 

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This story is a story of hope, self- acceptance, accountability, resilience, redemption, and love - in many forms. 

Celie needing to love herself mostly, but after receiving love from another being - she realized that what she sought was never really an external thing. That she is the creator of her own experiences. 

Nettie, accepting that her life could be more than what she saw of others, ventured out, traveled and helped others. Reassuring her sister that distance would never be an issue. 

Mr. ______ (I hated the way that was written) finally saw that he was his own problem. He realized that he wasn’t the man he thought he was (hence his resentment and abuse of women) and his anger mostly hurt him the most. 

Shug, moving around so much because she wasn’t sure what she was looking for. And when she found it, she still found a way from it. Though, many of her problems stemmed from her family pushing her aside from early on. 

Harpo, finally realized that respect will take your relationships far. And that trying following the steps of his daddy in regards to treatment of women would only end him with a black eye. 

Sophia, standing her ground because ain’t no man gonna rule her. Not her husband, not the mayor.

And most of all, everybody realizing that love appears when you need it most. Shifting to fit the current circumstances, and sometimes evolving with time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

dragon_s_hoard's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Amazing character writing, this book is hard hitting and poignant. 
The epistolary style works well, but the fact that the plot is a “slice-of-life-over-a-lifetime” made it a little bit meandering for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Abandonment, Racism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Classism, Grief, Colonisation, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Addiction

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

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

daydr3am's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is very emotional and heartbreaking. Throughout the story there are multiple points which may be hard for some. Actually the entire book is not an easy so beware. I enjoy the rawness and the connection that were built despite actions of others. Sisterhood and love and trauma make this book and its movie one of my favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Pregnancy, Grief, and Abandonment

oonareads's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

bronzestars's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

autumnwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ayjwin2000's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence

kate_has_book_thoughts's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Racism, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, Slavery, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Colonisation, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Minor: Mental illness, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Drug use