Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

97 reviews

kia_y_k's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Grief, Police brutality, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Slavery, Addiction, Alcohol, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual content

lilliana_blackstar's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

This book. 💜 I really don't feel like my review can do any justice. I don't even know how to describe the experience of reading this except to say I am so in love. I loved this story and I felt all the pain and all the joy and all the feelings in between. I thought I had read this before but I realized I had not. I thought I knew what this book was about but I did not. 

Aside from this book being on my TBR list for awhile now, part of why I read it this month is because I wanted to read Aquarius authors during Aquarius season. What a fine example of Queer Romance, as well as the Aquarian exploration of all kinds of relationships - including the relationship with God that morphs and changes as a person learns about the world and themselves.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Racism, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Sexual content

scottjess501's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

Oh my goodness. What a beautiful ending to that story. I have been wanting to read this and watch the movie for years, and the musical movie coming out was the final push for me to pull the book off of my shelf. So worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

mizzy406's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Incest, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

reedmorebooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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: Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Slavery, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Body shaming, Death, War, and Colonisation

gansey_02's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use

nclausel25's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Incest, Colonisation, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

sarahlaney7's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This book made me cry so many times, but wow, was it worth it. It has such a unique style, and I really loved getting to be a part of the characters’ growth. I feel so proud of them for all they learned.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Rape

eekke's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Incest, Violence, Murder, Hate crime, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Abandonment, Racism, Death, Cursing, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Infidelity

katierobertsonshaddix's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Incest, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault