Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

166 reviews

eekke's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

vbsquared's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

You know I’ve seen the 1980s movie countless times and I saw the musical on broadway (and I have plans to see the new movie adaptation of the musical) but I never read the book. And now that I have, I can’t express how blown away I was by the story and the characters. 

Both the play and the movie do the book justice, but don’t really grasp the story’s entirety. I’ve always been hesitant to read because of the SA - but this book was not a trauma dump. 

Instead, it’s a book about resilience, relationships, race relations, gender, queerness, power, sisterhood, and most importantly spirituality. 

Alice Walker really did some work with this one and it is no surprise that whatever medium the story is told is an instant success!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

ozziebug524_'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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

perleerose's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Man this book was great. My friend recommended it to me saying ‘it’s mandatory reading for white people’ but it’s so much more than that. It’s such an intersectional book and anyone would be a better person for having read it. The love the characters have for each other is palpable. 
‘But when you talk bout love I don’t have to guess. I have love and I have been love.’

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Racism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Grief, Racial slurs, and Death

khristy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

Writing: powerful. Evocative of the South and Africa. 
Plot/characters: you are drawn to the characters. You are pulled into their lives and issues. You can’t help but feel for them. 
Profundity: yes, it’s about race. It’s an embarrassment of a time if you’re white. But it’s also about God and how God fits into our life. That’s what sticks most for me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Incest

None of it is gratuitous m, but it can be hard to read.

brebooklover's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The only complaint I have is how long it took me to read this.  I see why this book won the Pulitzer and the National Book Award.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

moosta2112's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pedophilia

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

Some books find you at the right time and this really hit me. I thought it would be much harder to read but it really just feels like you are in Celie's head. Though the subject matter is tough, it is explored in a really interesting insightful way. It really is a beautiful book with my favorite part being the changing relationships. All these people hurt each other but they also love and with time they all shift around in an interesting way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Racism, Toxic relationship, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy

honeywaffles's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

A tough start with the family traumas, but still a beautiful love among family through hardship. I found the missionary experiences in Africa the most interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Xenophobia