Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

106 reviews

hstcrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Slavery, Mental illness, Cursing, Death of parent, and Colonisation

wall's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Colonisation

catalyst226's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

In a word I'd call this story heavy but it's not without its moments of levity. It's written as first letters to God and then correspondence and Samira Wiley does a wonderful narration of each character. This was one of my mom's favorite movies so I'm glad I got to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Colonisation, Incest, and Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent

isavalenti's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Racism and Colonisation

Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

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

eagleshouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

I am in awe and in tears. what a life changing book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Grief, Slavery, Sexual assault, Incest, and Rape

lorenag5's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad fast-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

Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.0

Thematically this is a really good book; however, narratively, it's not as strong as I expected it to be. The way Walker has chosen to frame the story creates both a slight emotional distance from the characters and a very narrow window through which the reader can view the events taking place. The timeline is a little hard to follow because the story dips in and out without any acknowledgement from Celie of how much time has passed, and any events which primarily center the side characters are glossed over because she’s not directly involved. I also had some smaller issues with Walker’s style (For example, I find her approach to sex to be really unpleasant to read), and all these issues combined detracted from my enjoyment of the book a bit. That being said, the ideas and emotions at the heart of this are excellent, and that rock solid core carried this book through some of the rougher patches. All in all, it wasn’t quite as good as I wanted it to be, but I do understand why it’s a modern classic and would recommend it to anyone interested. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Incest, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Bullying, and Death

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Child death

sarahbethhh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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 assault, Incest, Child abuse, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Biphobia, Death of parent, Slavery, and Racism