565 reviews for:

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

Ntozake Shange

4.29 AVERAGE

readereaterr's review against another edition

5.0

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Re-read for class and it feels just as good as the first time. Want to cry. And write.

danielle3's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

inbeautifulreader's review against another edition

5.0

emotional fast-paced

averno4's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Read it in one sitting if you can. And read it twice, once in your head and once out loud. 

baduiszm's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

salmonread's review against another edition

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2020 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge #6: Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author

bibliothecarivs's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Powerful because it felt authentic.

Recommended by my daughter, Sarah. 

sfx_naike's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

abc27's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark 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: N/A

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I don't know where to start with this book. You know when you read something so good, you have no choice but to read it out loud. This is one of those books that needs, begs, hopes, asks, yells to be read out loud. There is no other way it will hit home for you. It's dark and it's heavy, but it's still relevant today. This tells the story of seven women who experience racism and oppression in a society that was built against them. 

hi_its_nic's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character