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nicholas_ryan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Enjoyment: 1.75
Style: 1
Graphic: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Child abuse
Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol
leabhar_love's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, and Slavery
mackenzie_s's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, and Racial slurs
anushka_17's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
chitrasn's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual harassment
ash_brew's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Rape, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse
prongs_little_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Toxic relationship
s_reads_s's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Death, and Colonisation
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, and Drug use
natalie_1127's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death
sidekicksam's review against another edition
5.0
Naw, she say. Not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.
Written in a collection of letters to God, The Color Purple follows Celie and Nettie, two sisters in rural Georgia in the early 20th century. Celie's life is hard. Her abusive father has impregnated her twice, her new abusive husband and his kids make her life even more of a living hell, and her sister is gone.
I remember loving this book and being awed by the story when I read it the first time aged 15. Not really grasping the deeper themes, but reading it out of curiosity for the historical aspect of the book, this time around I loved it even more.
This is a story of sister-love, resilience, racism, faith. Definitely not an easy read, but Walker's writing made it easy to fly through the book, made me care deeply for the central women in the story, and a timeless classic. If you haven't read this beautiful novel yet, this is your sign.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment