Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

107 reviews

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

kyentology's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content, Colonisation, and Incest

Minor: Sexism, Racial slurs, and Misogyny

dorothysbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Rape

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Incest, Emotional abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment and Kidnapping

sarah3liza's review against another edition

dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Racism, Incest, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Slavery, Drug use, and Torture

Minor: Death

mariekeroos's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, and Racism

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

veganussie's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Incest

Minor: Colonisation and 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

poirot's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Violence, Misogyny, Slavery, Sexual violence, Incest, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, Rape, Pedophilia, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and War

solid_circle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Colonisation