13.5k reviews for:

Il colore viola

Alice Walker

4.29 AVERAGE

samdonaldson's review against another edition

5.0

challenging hopeful 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

heksjelilly's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookish_bry's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful inspiring 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

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I remember loving this book back in high school and it did not disappoint on a reread. Walker does such a fantastic job and I love her writing style.

bini4_6's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful 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

lisalotte's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional reflective

linebaekkelund's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

sgs's review against another edition

5.0

challenging hopeful reflective fast-paced

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The literal and symbolic use of “the color purple” is enough to make this book 5 stars, alone. 
So powerful

ginwizard17's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gsgrava's review against another edition

3.0

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A cor púrpura é, antes de mais nada, uma obra ousada. Com uma temática de um amor entre duas mulheres e um enredo narrado a partir de uma perspectiva de uma mulher negra que sofre violência doméstica, este livro sem dúvida foi um divisor de águas na década de 1980 (inclusive inspirando um excelente filme dirigido por Steven Spielberg e estrelado por Whoopi Goldberg). Pessoalmente, não costumo me interessar tanto por romances epistolares, porque é um formato que me cansa um pouco. Apesar disso, é importante reconhecer que esse aspecto é secundário e não retira a relevância e o impacto da obra cuja leitura é, nos dias de hoje, infelizmente, ainda mais necessária do que já era no momento em que foi escrita.
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”Ah, Celie, A incredulidade é uma coisa terrível. Como também é o mal que fazemos aos outros sem saber.”

eilis19's review against another edition

5.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes