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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

9 reviews

annaboudinot's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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potatoes24's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This story is not for me, but Shange’s skill with words is truly inspiring. The play is a story of beauty, and black women finding beauty in themselves and in sisterhood. I did have to read this multiple times and do research to uncover the nuggets of gold Shange has sprinkled in this play. I’m incredibly honored to live in a world with artist like Ntozake Shange.

“i found god in myself
& i loved her/ I loved her fiercely” (87)

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imanisdiary's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I just realized Crystal's story is the final story and now I'm sad. I still have never seen the film but I did realize the film is more like Women of Brewster Place Jr. This play has no men physically there and the stories are told rather than seen which I'm glad about because watching the clips is hard enough. It's nice to see these women who are from these different backgrounds support each other and tell these stories and walk with such confidence in spite of what they've been put through. To know they are enough

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bridgetmnelson's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Trigger warning: domestic violence

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stevia333k's review against another edition

5.0

I'm not Christian, so astagfirullah, this is what i assume reading the Bible is like for some people in terms of seeing one's self & then seeing where the roads led.

It gave me perspective on dancing, it gave me perspective on why date rape was in contrast to rape instead of in contrast to rape by stranger. It gave me perspective on other people who cling to historical figures for representations of safe spaces, it gave me perspective on some of the D/V dynamics I have with my racist family right now (I'm a white settler & so are they, but I'm trans & they're cis.)

Also the July 2010 preface was so important to read, I'm very thankful it was written. It gives guidance on how to adapt this for a variety of races women are. As a white settler disabled trans woman working on becoming a welcome guest & not connected to theater/performance people (I still need to look up performances/adaptations.) This felt important because I needed to read a lot of the book outloud to get a sense of the poetry, and some of the words I do not feel comfortable saying especially as a white woman instead of a woman of color.

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