Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

198 reviews

montyroz's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

agirledcheese's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Incest, Slavery, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

anishaaa's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.5

I knew absolutely nothing about this one going in - just that it is a classic. I did not know classics could be so gay and so progressive. I'm going to be picking up more Alice Walker in the future. 

Unorganized thoughts about this book:

• Loved watching the characters change throughout their lives and how relationships between them changed over time. My book club was at odds about Celie's decision to
  be friendly with Mister
  by the end of the book - personally I thought this was a more realistic choice and liked it, though it did make me super uncomfortable. 
• I'm not religious. But I found this book's discussion of God very in line with my own views of the world and on beauty and spirituality - surprising to me because I usually am not big on religion or spirituality discussions. I'm glad that the version of the book I read had a Forward (or intro?) by Alice Walker that pointed to this being a book about God, as it allowed me to pay more attention to this passage. 
• I can't stop thinking about how
  Celie
  made a pair of pants for
  Sophia
  where one leg is red and one leg is purple - I especially can't stop thinking about it with the context that pants that are split w/ two different colors had a moment in 2021. This is the worst decision in the book I hate the idea that these pants exist as an idea.
• Other discussion from book club - apparently the adaptations of this book (even the new one?) minimize the sapphic love. I have no take on this other than, I don't understand how it's not glaringly, obviously sapphic, and am now worried about the state of reading comprehension. 
• I started w/ the digital book and switched to audio around 50% through. The narrator was fantastic! 
• Top 3 book club book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Racism

naomiauld's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Rape, and Incest

graecus_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

i picked this up semi randomly during a trip to the library during creative writing and absolutely devoured it. i finished it in less than 36 hours. the characters are incredibly dynamic, and walker’s writing is incredibly immersive. i could not put this down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy

roseswordgardens's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Racial slurs

satuhurme's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Rape

Minor: Slavery and War

kaffzillah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Addiction, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, Slavery, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Sexual content, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Murder

kaitlynbarrett's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault

passionatereader78's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

I enjoy how uncomfortable this book made me.  I loved the writing and the female characters. Great classic read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Classism, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Confinement, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, and Miscarriage