Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

34 reviews

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

---

Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, and Hate crime

renee_alwanda's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely beautiful

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Hate crime

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

---

Content Warnings

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

grayscale08's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

Although it is revealed that there is no incest later in the book, the beginning scene is thought to be incestuous for most of the book, which may be an additional trigger.